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Brandenburg class frigate
F218 ''Mecklenburg-Vorpommern''
General Characteristics	German Naval Ensign
Displacement:	4900 tonnes
Length:	138.9 m
Beam:	16.7 m
Draft:	6.8 m
Speed:	29 kts
Range:	4000+ nautical miles at 18 kts
Complement:	218+19

The 'F123 Brandenburg class' is a class of German frigates. They were ordered by the German Navy in June 1989 and commissioned between 1994 and 1996 to replace Hamburg class destroyers. These frigates are primarily tasked with anti-submarine warfare, but they also contribute to anti-air defence, the tactical command of group forces and surface operations. Their design includes stealth characteristics.

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Specifications

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List of ships

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Specifications

★ Length: 138.9 m

★ Beam: 16.7 m

★ Draft: 6.8 m

★ Displacement: 4900 t

★ Propulsion: combined diesel or gas

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★ 2 propeller shafts, controllable pitch propellers

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★ 2 MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines, 8.14 MW each

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★ 2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 38 MW each

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★ 2 Renk BGS 178 Lo gearboxes

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★ Range: 4000 nautical miles at 18 kts

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★ Maximum speed: 29 kts

★ Sensors:

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★ 1 Thales LW08 air search D band radar

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★ 1 Thales SMART-F air/surface search F band radar

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★ 2 Thales STIR 180 fire-control radar

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★ 2 Raytheon Redpath I band navigation radar

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★ 1 STN Atlas DSQS-23BZ hull-mounted sonar

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★ 1 STN Atlas LFASS towed array sonar to be fitted

★ Communication: Link 16 and Link 11

★ Countermeasures:

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★ 1 EADS FL 1800S ECM suite

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★ 2 OTO-Melara SCLAR launcher

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★ 4 TKWA/MASS decoy launcher (currently under procurement)

★ Armament:

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★ 1 Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system, 16 cells Seasparrow surface-to-air missiles (ESSM planned)

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★ 2 Mk 49 launcher with 21 RAM surface-to-air/CIWS-missiles each

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★ 4 MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles

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★ 1 OTO-Melara 76mm/62Mk-75 dual-purpose gun

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★ 2 Rheinmetall Rh202 autocannons to be replaced by (or already replaced with) MLG 27 27 mm autocannon

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★ 4 324 mm torpedo tubes, Mk46 Mod 2 torpedoes

★ Aircraft:

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★ 2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A helicopters

★ Complement: 218 (including air crew of 19)

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List of ships

Pennant	Name	Call sign	Laid down	Shipyard	Launched	Commissioned
F215	Brandenburg	DRAH	February 11 1992	Blohm + Voss	August 28 1992	October 14 1994
F216	Schleswig-Holstein	DRAI	July 1 1993	Howaldtswerke	June 8 1994	November 24 1995
F217	Bayern	DRAJ	December 16 1993	Nordseewerke	June 30 1994	June 15 1996
F218	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	DRAK	November 23 1993	Bremer Vulkan	February 23 1995	December 1 1996

All ships of the class were named after German Bundesländer and are based in Wilhelmshaven as ''2. Fregattengeschwader'' (''2nd Frigate Squadron'') of the Deutsche Marine.

See also

★ ''F125'' class frigate

★ ''Sachsen'' class frigate

★ ''Hamburg'' class destroyer

External links

★ naval-technology.com