Brandenburg type frigates

Frigates of the Brandenburg type F123 - were developed in the 1980s by German shipbuilding companies: Blohm + Voss and ThyssenKrupp . The government of Germany decided to build four ships on June 28, 1989 , preferring these frigates because of their low cost. The lead ship of the F215 Brandenburg series was laid down on February 11, 1992, launched on August 28, 1992, and entered the German Navy on October 14, 1994 . On December 6, 1996, the last ship of the series, the F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, became part of the German Navy. In total, four ships were built. As of November 2011, all four ships are part of the German Navy .

Before assembly, sections were saturated as much as possible with components and systems. Most of them were completely manufactured at subcontractors. The hull , superstructure , the mast of the frigate are made of steel. Combustible materials, including light aluminum alloys, are excluded in the design and equipment of interior spaces. The length of the case is divided into 15 compartments . Separate large rooms are sealed autonomously and have emergency exits to the upper deck. Such a design is heavier and more difficult to make traditional, but it is justified by the increase in the number of waterproof circuits, which significantly increases the survivability of the ship during combat or navigational damage. A feature of the hull design is the presence of four shelter compartments separated by explosion - proof double bulkheads . All compartments are equipped with autonomous fire and ventilation systems with a vertical arrangement of pipelines , as well as monitoring and control equipment, data transmission and energy distribution, with a minimum number of openings in the inter-compartment bulkheads. In the bow of the hull there is a bulbous fairing of the sonar antenna. On the sides below the waterline mounted zygomatic keels and active side rudders, providing a significant reduction in pitching . Add-ons are made in the form of two separate blocks. Light alloys were used in their design, the fire hazard of which was reduced through the use of special coatings. Based on the experience of hostilities in the Falkland Islands, all ramps , including those in the hull, are enclosed in fireproof steel mines. Ammunition cellar and combat information post are equipped with anti-shatter protection. The ship is equipped with air conditioning. An airtight circuit is provided to protect the crew in the event of the use of weapons of mass destruction.

Brandenburg-type frigates have a combined twin-shaft diesel-gas-turbine main power plant according to the CODOG scheme consisting of two 20V 956 TB92 diesel engines, two LM 2500 9A-ML gas-turbine engines, two combined gear-planetary gearboxes and two five-blade propellers. The main power plant is located in three compartments: gas turbine engines are located in the fore engine room, followed by a gear compartment, and diesel engines are installed in the aft engine room. In the gear compartment, the gear-planetary gears are mounted in waterproof housings and can work even when the compartment is flooded. The power plant includes four 750 kW diesel engines each located in two compartments: in front of the bow and behind the aft engine rooms.

The missile is represented by the Exocet anti-ship missile system, in four separate containers that are on the superstructure behind the mast, and two anti-aircraft missile systems: Sea Sparrow and RAM. The 16-charge vertical launcher Mk 41 mod 4 of the NATO Sea Sparrow air defense missile system is located at the bow of the superstructure, and the 21-charge Mk49 air defense missile launchers of the RAM are located in the bow and stern of the ship. Anti-submarine weapons include two twin-tube 324-mm torpedo tubes Mk 32 mod 5, designed to fire torpedoes Mk 46 mod 5. The search for submarines is carried out using a sonar station with a DSQS 23BZ hardened antenna. In addition to this station, in 2003 it is planned to install a sonar station on ships with a flexible, long towed LFASS antenna. The ability to search and destroy submarines has been significantly expanded thanks to the presence on ships of two deck-mounted Sea Lynx Mk 88 helicopters. Electronic weapons include a combat information and control system SATIR-3 with communication systems Link 11, SCOT 1A SATCOM, radar for detecting air targets LW 08, radar for detecting air and surface targets SMART D and two navigation radars Raypath. The general naval weapon control system MWCS also has two radars - STIR 180. The ships are equipped with an electronic warfare complex FL-1800S, as well as passive radio countermeasures SCLAR.

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  F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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  F215 brandenburg

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  F217 Bayern

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  F216 Schleswig-Holstein

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  F216 Schleswig-Holstein

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  Radar system

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  76.2 mm gun

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  F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• The chief editor is Chris Bishop. "Modern military equipment." pg. 425-426
• Shunkov V. N. “Frigates and patrol ships”: Reference book.
• The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2005-2006

• Die Fregatten der BRANDENBURG-Klasse F 123