Saxony -type frigates (type F124, German Sachsen-Klasse ) - a type of frigate of the German naval forces. The project was developed in the 1990s by German shipbuilding companies: Blohm + Voss and ThyssenKrupp . The decision on the development and construction of four frigates URO project 124 was made in 1996 . Saxony F124-type frigates replaced the obsolete Lutiens-type destroyers and will continue to be used as flagships. In basic dimensions, the frigate is more like a destroyer (destroyer). The lead ship of the F219 Sachsen series was launched in 2001, the second frigate of the series, F220 Hamburg, was launched in 2002 , and the F221 Hessen in 2003 . As of October 2008, all three ships are part of the German Navy , the option for the fourth frigate F222 Thüringen is canceled.
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| Years built | 1996 |
| In the ranks | in the ranks |
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| Displacement | 5690 tons (full) |
| Length | 143 meters |
| Width | 17.44 m. |
| Draft | 5 m |
| Engines | CODAG 2 diesel MTU 20V1163 TB93 1 gas turbine General Electric LM-2500 PF / MLG |
| Power | Diesel: 20,120 hp Turbine: 31950 hp |
| Mover | 2 adjustable steps |
| Travel speed | 29 knots |
| Navigation range | 4,000 miles at 18 knots |
| Autonomy swimming | 21 days |
| Crew | 242 |
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| Navigational weapons | 2 multifunction radars STN Atlas 9600M |
| Radar weapons | Radar detection of surface and air targets and fire control (with AFAR) Thales Nederland APAR Thales Triton-G Airborne Radar Thales Early Warning Radar SMART-L Optical fire control system STN Atlas MSP 500 |
| Electronic weapons | Sonar: STN Atlas DSQS-24B (padded) EW EADS FL 1800S Stage II complex 6x6 passive jammer Mk 137 (130 mm DM39 Bullfighter missiles) |
| Artillery | 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm / 62 Mk 75 |
| Flak | 2 x 1 Rheinmetall AG - Mauser MLG 27 27 mm |
| Missile weapons | 2 x 4 "Harpoon" 1 x 32 VPU Mk 41 Mod 10 (24 Standard SM-2 Block IIIA missiles and 32 Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles ) 2x21 launchers of Mk 49 SAM air defense system (missiles RIM-116A) |
| Mine-torpedo armament | 2 x 3 324 mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes (torpedoes MU-90) |
| Aviation Group | 2 x NH90 or 2 x Sea Lynx Mk. 88A |
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Construction
Project F123 Brandenburg was taken as a prototype, but with the use of Stealth technology and a change in the composition of electronic weapons. The project was developed on the basis of the MEKO concept. The hull and settings of the ship are steel, divided into 8 compartments, active pitching dampers are installed. Gas turbines are installed in a separate soundproofing module.
Armament
The armament and equipment of the ship are controlled by an automated combat control system of the Thales SEWACO-FD type. ACBU includes 17 computerized workstations, 11 interface modules, two large information displays, two modules for storing (recording) incoming information, a satellite communications console, two OP-SW-CDS workstations. The exchange of information between the BIOS of other ships and coastal facilities is carried out according to NATO standards Link 11 and Link 16 . In the future, it is planned to upgrade the ASBU to work according to the Link 22 standard. According to the manufacturer, the SMART-L early warning radar can track up to 1000 targets simultaneously, while the APAR targeting and targeting radar tracks up to 200 targets with the ability to fire at 30 targets. The capabilities of ASBU are somewhat more modest, the system allows you to simultaneously fire at 16 air targets while tracking two surface and two underwater targets. The navigation system includes two terminals of the NAVSAT satellite navigation system, two inertial navigation systems MINS and a system for receiving weather forecasts from satellites. Ships carry two NH90 PLO helicopters . For landing helicopters in stormy weather, ships are equipped with special landing systems.
Frigate List
| Title | Board number | Shipyard | Bookmark | Launching | Completion | Commissioning | Notes |
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| Sachsen | F219 | Blohm + voss | February 1, 1999 | January 20, 2001 | November 29, 2002 | December 31, 2003 | |
| Hamburg | F220 | Howaldtswerke | September 1, 2000 | August 16, 2002 | September 2004 | December 13, 2004 | |
| Hessen | F221 | Nordseewerke | September 14, 2001 | July 26, 2003 | December 7, 2005 | April 21, 2006 | |
| Thüringen | F222 | option not concluded | |||||
Gallery
F219 Sachsen
F220 hamburg
F221 Hessen
Sources
- The chief editor is Chris Bishop . "Modern military equipment." pg. 427-428
- Shunkov V.N., Reference “Frigates and patrol ships”
Links
- Fregatte SACHSEN-Klasse (in German)