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German Navy - Deutsche Marine Type 123 Brandenburg class Frigate |
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F 215 FGS Brandenburg (1994) F 216 FGS Schleswig-Holstein (1995) F 217 FGS Bayern (1996) F 218 FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1996) |
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Displacement: 4900 tons (full load) Length: 138.85 meters (455.5 feet) Beam: 16.7 meters (55 ft) Draft: 4.35 meters (14.3 ft) / 6.3 meters (21 ft) over sonar Speed: 29+ knots (54+ km/h) Range: 4000 NM (7400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) Complement: 236 Propulsion: CODOG (Combined Diesel or Gas) 2 x General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbine (2 x 19 MW = 51000 hp) 2 x MTU 20V 956 TB92 Diesel Engines (2 x 3,82 MW = 10250 hp) 2 shafts, 2 controllable pitch propellers Armament: 1 x Mk.41 Vertical Launching System / VLS (16 cells) for RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles or RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles / ESSM (4 per cell) - - - - - 1 x Oto-Melara 76/62 DP gun (3 inches / 76mm / 62-caliber) 2 x twin missile launcher for 4 x MM38 Exocet SSM replaced by 2 x Mk.141 missile launcher for 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon SSM 2 x Mk.49 missile launching system for RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) 2 x Rheinmetall Rh 202 20mm machine guns replaced by 2 x MLG27 27mm machine gun systems 2 x Mk.32 Mod.9 twin torpedo tubes (12,75" / 324mm) for Mk.46 torpedoes Aviation: flight deck & hangar for 2 x Sea Lynx Mk.88A helicopters Systems: 1 x Thales LW08 air search radar 1 x Thales SMART-S phased-array air and surface surveillance radar 2 x Thales STIR 180 fire-control radar 2 x Raytheon Redpath navigation radar 1 x STN Atlas DSQS-23BZ bow sonar 1 x STN Atlas TASS 6-3 (LFTASS) towed array sonar (Bayern only) 1 x EADS FL 1800S ECM suite 2 x Oto-Melara SCLAR chaff/flare launcher 4 x TKWA/MASS (multi-ammunition softkill system) decoy launcher |
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The frigates are 138.85 meters (455.5 ft) long, have a maximum
draught of 6.3 meters (21 ft) and a beam of 16.7 meters (55 ft). A
CODOG propulsion system is used, combining two MTU diesel engines
and two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines for a total installed
power of 38 MW. The ship achieves a maximum speed of more than 29
knots (54 km/h; 33 mph). Signature reduction measures influenced the design, reducing the ships radar signature to a tenth of that of the Bremen-class frigate. Armament: The primary anti-submarine weapons are Mark 46 torpedoes carried by the Sea Lynx helicopters stationed on board of the frigates. The torpedoes can also be launched from two twin launchers located behind the ships' funnels. For defense against anti-ship missiles and aircraft, two Mark 41 vertical launching system modules with 8 cells each, 16 in total are located in front of the bridge. They can accommodate 16 NATO Sea Sparrow missiles or up to 64 of the more modern Sea Sparrow-derived ESSM with a range of more than 50 km. Four ESSM can be packaged in a single cell. Space is reserved for two additional Mk 41 modules, however it has not been utilised. Two Mark 49 rolling airframe missile (RAM) launchers with 21 missiles each are dedicated to short range air defence against missiles. They are located in the ships' fore and aft. Two quadruple launchers for 8 Harpoon anti-ship missiles are located between main mast and funnels. They replaced two double launchers for 4 MM38 Exocet missiles. An OTO Melara 76 mm compact naval gun is located in front of the frontal RAM launcher. The ships also feature two MLG27 autocannons which replaced the previous Rh-202, as well as four machine guns. Sensors and countermeasures: The radar suite consists of Thales Nederland 2D air search (LW 08), 3D multi function (SMART-S) and two STIR 180 fire control radars in addition to two Raytheon navigation radars. The SMART-S tracks aerial and surface objects and can cue targets to the STIR fire control radars tasked with illuminating the tracked object for the semi-active (Evolved) Sea Sparrow missiles. The STIR radars are located below the SMART-S and in front of the LW 08 radars. Electronic countermeasures are provided by an EADS FL-1800S ECM suite. The class is fitted with an Atlas Elektronik DSQS-23BZ bow sonar. The ships were to receive low-frequency active sonars under the Franco-German LFTASS programme but France withdrew in 2000 and is now using a derivative of the British Sonar 2087; Bayern received the prototype TASS 6-3 sonar but it seems unlikely that more units will be ordered in the current budget environment. Modernisation: From 2010 on, the F123 class underwent an upgrade under the auspices of the Fähigkeitsanpassung FüWES (FAF) project. The primary component of this program concerns the combat management system, for which SABRINA 21, a version of the Thales Nederland TACTICOS system has been installed. At the same time, the ships received an IFF upgrade to the EADS/Hensoldt MSSR 2000 I secondary radar system. However, its primary radars, specifically its long-range 2D search radar, the LW 08, and its medium-range 3D surveillance radar, the SMART-S, were excluded at the time. In July 2021, Swedish defense company Saab was awarded a contract over the delivery and installation of their Sea Giraffe 4A (replacing the LW 08), Sea Giraffe 1X (replacing the SMART-S) and CEROS 200 Fire Control Radar as well as the 9LV combat management system and an IFF system replacement. The work is to be carried out at the facilities of German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen, with logistical support by ESG. source: wikipedia |
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 F 215 FGS Brandenburg  F 216 FGS Schleswig-Holstein  F 217 FGS Bayern  F 218 FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern  all 4 in formation ARMAMENT + DETAILS   Mk.41 VLS 16 cells | Mk.49 RIM-116 RAM launcher | Oto-Melara 76/62 gun  Mk.41 VLS 16 cells | Mk.49 RIM-116 RAM launcher  Mk.41 VLS 16 cells | Mk.49 RIM-116 RAM launcher  launcher for up to 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon SSM missiles as a replacement for the 2x2 MM38 Exocet SSM's  Mk.141 tube launcher for RGM-84 Harpoon SSM | MLG27 machine gun system  2x2 MM38 Exocet SSM missile launcher | 16-cell Mk.41 vertical launching system (VLS) for RIM-7 Sea Sparrow or RIM-162 ESSM  Oto Melara 76/62 compact gun  |
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