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BRANDENBURG frigates (1994-1996)
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2008
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandenburg | F215 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | 11.2.1992 | 28.8.1992 | 14.10.1994 | in service (2019) | |
| Schleswig-Holstein | F216 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel | 1.7.1993 | 8.6.1994 | 24.11.1995 | in service (2019) | |
| Bayern | F217 | Thyssen NSW, Emden | 16.12.1993 | 30.6.1994 | 14.6.1996 | in service (2019) | |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | F218 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen | 23.11.1993 | 8.7.1995 | 6.12.1996 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 3600 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 4490 |
| Length, m | 126.9 pp 138.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 16.7 |
| Draught, m | 4.35 hull 6.30 over sonar |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | CODOG: 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines / 2 MTU 20V956 TB92 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 51680 / 10340 |
| Max speed, kts | 30 |
| Fuel, t | gas turbine / diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 MM38 Exocet SSM (4 MM38), 1 x 16 Sea Sparrow SAM (VLS, 16 RIM-7M), 2 x 21 RAM SAM (42 RIM-116A), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO Melara Compact SR, 2 x 1 - 20/90 Rh-202, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 2 - 324 Mk 32 TT (Mk 46, MU90), 2 helicopters (Lynx) |
| Electronic equipment | 2x Sperry E340, LW-08, SMART-S, 2x STIR-180 radars, MSP 500 e/o system, DSQS-23BZ sonar, FL-1800S Stage II, Maigret ECM suites, 2x SCLAR decoy RL, SATIR-III CCS |
| Complement | 216 |
Standard scale images
Brandenburg 2010
Graphics
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2008
Project history
Ordered in 1989 from a consortium led by Blohm + Voss, with Thyssen Nordseewerke and Howaldtswerke. Employ Blohm + Voss MEKO modular outfitting concepts, with extremely strong hull structure having six double-walled bulkheads, two internal 1.2m-square box girders at the outer edge of the upper deck over 80% of the hull length, and a centerline 1.5×0.6m box girder for strength. Have extensive signature-reduction measures, with a radar cross section only 10% as large as that of the preceding Type 122. Have 230t displacement growth margin. The vertical-launch SAM module forward is arranged so that the number of launch cells can be doubled at a later date. The 76mm gun can also be controlled by the target-designation sights mounted on the bridge wings.
Modernizations
2002, all: - 2 x 1 - 20/90, SATIR-III CCS; + 2 x 1 - 27/64 MLG-27, TMS system (upgrade for WM-25 radar), TAÜ torpedo decoy launcher, SATIR-2000 CCS
2006-2009, all: - DSQS-23BZ sonar; + DSQS-24B sonar
2007-2008, all: - 2x SCLAR decoy RL; + 2x MASS decoy RL
2015-2016, all: - SATIR-2000 CCS; + SABRINA CCS
planned, all: - 1 x 16 Sea Sparrow SAM; + 1 x 16 ESSM SAM (VLS, 64 RIM-162), DSQS-30A LFTASS ASO-92 sonar
Naval service
No significant events.
