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SACHSEN frigates (2004-2006)
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Hamburg 2007
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachsen | F219 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | 1.2.1999 | 20.1.2001 | 4.11.2004 | in service (2019) | |
| Hamburg | F220 | HDW, Kiel | 1.9.2000 | 2.8.2002 | 13.12.2004 | in service (2019) | |
| Hessen | F221 | Thyssen NSW, Emden | 14.9.2002 | 26.6.2003 | 21.4.2006 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 4200 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 5600 |
| Length, m | 132.2 pp 143.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 16.7 wl 17.4 deck |
| Draught, m | 5.00 hull 7.00 sonar |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | CODAG: 1 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbine + 2 MTU 20V1163 TB92 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 31960 + 20130 = 52090 |
| Max speed, kts | 29 |
| Fuel, t | gas turbine / diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84F), 1 x 32 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA / ESSM SAM (VLS, 24 RIM-66M + 32 RIM-162B), 2 x 21 RAM SAM (42 RIM-116A), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO Melara Compact SR, 2 x 1 - 27/64 MLG-27, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT (MU90), 2 helicopters (Lynx or NH-90) |
| Electronic equipment | SMART-L, APAR, 2x Atlas 9600 radars, MSP 500 e/o system, DSQS-24B, ATASS sonars, FL-1800S Stage II ECM suite, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, TAÜ torpedo decoy launcher, SEWACO FD CCS |
| Complement | 243 |
Standard scale images
Sachsen 2010
Graphics
Hamburg 2007
Project history
Approval for construction given in 1996 for three, with option for a fourth (to be named F222Thüringen but very unlikely to be built). The building yards formed the AHGE-124 consortium under the leadership of Blohm + Voss. Designed to have as much commonality as possible with the Type 123 but have enhanced signature-reduction features. Are of all-steel construction and employ the MEKO modular equipment installation concept. Some 270t of growth margin are built into the design. Accommodations for a task group commander and staff are fitted, and provision is made for female crewmembers. Have rudder roll-rate stabilization system, using the single rudder. Turning radius is about 570 m, and the ships will be able to operate helicopters weighing up to 15 tons in Sea State 6. The unusual propulsion plant employs a cross-connected gearbox, and the entire engineering plant has an integrated monitoring system. The gas turbine engine is installed within a special MTU-designed sound-quieting module. Have the same three-box-girder hull strength feature as Type 123 and seven main watertight compartments.
Modernizations
late 2010s, all: - 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL; + 4x MASS decoy RL
Naval service
No significant events.
