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Barbe-class utility landing craft
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<p>The Type 520 <i>Barbe</i>-class utility landing craft are small units of the <a href="/facts/German_Navy/gPB0Nrba">German Navy</a> used for <a href="/facts/Landing_operation/BzUYrbWs">landing</a> or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal <a href="/facts/Minelayer/DPSkl2XS">mine laying</a>. </p><p>The remaining boat in service is currently part of the SEK-M the naval <a href="/facts/Special_forces/KzAwTazD">special forces</a> of Germany, however the navy plans to procure an entire new class of landing craft. </p><p>They are the only boats in the German Navy commanded by <a href="/facts/Chief_Petty_Officer/m9bHIPeG">Chief Petty Officers</a>. </p>