German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)

	F225 in the Port of Hamburg
History
Germany
Name	Rheinland-Pfalz
Builder	Lürssen, Wolgast Blohm+Voss, Hamburg
Laid down	29 January 2015
Launched	24 May 2017
Identification	MMSI number: 211923000; Callsign: DRAG; Pennant number: F225;
Status	Fitting out
General characteristics
Class and type	Baden-Württemberg-class frigate
Displacement	7,200 tonnes
Length	149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)
Beam	18.80 m (61 ft 8 in)
Draught	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	CODLAG; 1 × 20 MW gas turbine; 2 × 4.7 MW electric motors; 4 × 2.9 MW diesel generators; 3 × gearboxes: one for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gas turbine to them; 2 × shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers; 1 × 1 MW bow thruster;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h) on diesel only, 26 kn (48 km/h) max.
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	Submarine ROVs; 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB, capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h);
Capacity	Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers
Complement	190 (standard crew: 110)
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × Cassidian TRS-4D AESA radar; 2(?) × navigation radars; IFF; diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar); Laser warning; KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS; Link 11, Link 16, Link 22 communications systems;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System); ECM;
Armament	Naval guns:; 1 × 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun with guided VULCANO ammunition for land-attack missions (range: more than 100 km (62 mi)); 2 × 27 mm MLG 27 remote-controlled autocannons; 5 × 12.7 mm Hitrole-NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets; 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled); Anti-air missiles:; 2 × RAM Block II surface-to-air missile launcher/CIWS, 21 cells each; Anti-ship missiles:; 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack missile RBS 15 MK4 becomes available); Non-Lethal:; Water cannons;
Aircraft carried	2 × NH-90 helicopters

Rheinland-Pfalz is a Baden-Württemberg-class frigate of the German Navy.

Construction and commissioning

Rheinland-Pfalz, in common with the three other ships of the Baden-Württemberg class, was constructed by the ARGE F125 consortium, consisting of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Hamburg and Lürssen, Wolgast. Her bow was built Lürssen's yards, and her stern at Blohm+Voss, Hamburg, with assembly of the sections and further outfitting carried out at Blohm+Voss's yards.^[1] Rheinland-Pfalz was laid down in 2015 and launched on 24 May 2017 by Malu Dreyer, minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate.^[2] Rheinland-Pfalz is currently fitting out, prior to undergoing trials and eventual commissioning scheduled for 2019, at which point she is projected to join 4. Fregattengeschwader, based at Wilhelmshaven as part of Einsatzflottille 2.

References

^ "Germany Navy frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" christened in Hamburg". thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^ "„Rheinland-Pfalz" bei Blohm + Voss getauft". NDR. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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[1] "Germany Navy frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" christened in Hamburg". thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

[2] "„Rheinland-Pfalz" bei Blohm + Voss getauft". NDR. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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v t e Baden-Württemberg-class frigates
Baden-Württemberg Nordrhein-Westfalen Sachsen-Anhalt Rheinland-Pfalz
Preceded by: Sachsen class
List of frigates of the German Navy