Sea Weapons

Guided Missile Frigate (2003)

Sachsen class

Sachsen class

Preceded by:

Brandenburg (1994)

Succeeded by:

Baden-Württemberg (2016)

Datafile

ClassSachsen
TypeGuided Missile Frigate
Year2003
Crew255
Dimensions
Length143 m
Beam17.4 m
Draught7.4 m
Displacement
Empty5,600 t
Loaded?
Performance
Speed54 km/h
Range7,408 km @ 33 km/h
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines1 x Gas turbine
31,500 hp
General Electric
LM 2500SA-ML

1 x Diesel engine
2,010 hp
0MTU
20V 1163 TB93

Fuel-
Armament
Main1 x 76-mm/62 (1 x 1)
76-mm Compact
-15° / +85°

Anti-Aircraft
Torpedo tubes2x3 x (323.7-mm)
Launcher32 x Mk. 41 VLS
AA WeaponsRGM-84 (2 x 4)
RIM-66 SM-2 (24)
RIM-116 RAM (2 x 21)
RIM-162 ESSM (32)
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarSMART-L
APAR
MSP 500
Triton-G
SonarDSQS-24B
Aircraft
Helicopters2
Production
Built3
Total3

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Sachsen F219 Blohm & Voss01/02/199920/01/200104/11/2004-Active
Hamburg F220 HDW01/09/200016/08/200213/12/2004-Active
Hessen F221 Nordseewerke14/09/200126/07/200321/04/2006-Active
Thüringen F222 ----Cancelled

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