German frigate Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg at the deperming range in Wilhelmshaven.
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Germany | |
Name | Baden-Württemberg |
Namesake | Baden-Württemberg |
Port of registry | Hamburg, Germany |
Builder | Lürssen, Wolgast Blohm+Voss, Hamburg |
Laid down | 2 November 2011 |
Launched | 12 December 2013 |
Commissioned | 17 June 2019 |
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Status | Active |
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 |
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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 | |
Capacity | Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers |
Complement | 190 (standard crew: 110) |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × NH-90 helicopters |
Baden-Württemberg (F222) is the lead ship of the Baden-Württemberg-class frigates of the German Navy.
Background
[edit]Baden-Württemberg was designed and constructed by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen. She is part of the Baden-Württemberg class, which has the highest displacement of any class of frigate worldwide and is used to replace the Bremen class.[1][2]
Construction and career
[edit]Baden-Württemberg was laid down on 2 November 2011 and launched on 12 December 2013 in Hamburg, Germany. She was commissioned on 17 June 2019.[3][4]
On 17 April 2020, Baden-Württemberg completed her extreme weather test in the South Atlantic after she left Brazil on 7 February to test hot weather near the Equator.[5]
In January 2022, it was reported that full operational capability for Baden-Württemberg was still only expected in mid-2023.[6] In 2024, Baden-Württemberg was selected to undertake an around the world deployment, accompanied by the support ship Frankfurt am Main.[7] In September, the frigate sailed through the Taiwan Strait.[8]
Gallery
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Baden-Württemberg under construction in Hamburg on 11 December 2013.
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Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
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Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
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Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
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Baden-Württemberg underway in Hamburg on 29 April 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ "Making Do With Less".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "First of TKMS built F-125 class Frigate "Baden-Württemberg" Christened for the German Navy". December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Marine". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "thyssenkrupp Marine Systems > Newsroom > Press releases > F125 "Baden-Württemberg": Germany's most modern frigate entered service". Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. Archived from the original on 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "German Navy's Baden-Württemberg frigate completes extreme weather tests in South Atlantic". Naval News. 2020-04-17. Archived from the original on 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "TKMS Delivers 4th And Final F125 Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz"". Naval News. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Luck, Alex (5 February 2024). "German Navy Chief Talks Indo-Pacific Deployment, Round The World-Sail". Naval News. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Trotz Spannungen mit China – Deutsche Fregatte durchquert Taiwanstraße". Welt (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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