“North Rhine-Westphalia” ( German: Nordrhein-Westfalen ) is a frigate of the German Navy , which is the second ship of the Baden-Württemberg type (F125). This is the first ship in the history of the German Navy, which was given the name of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia . Before that, there were ships bearing the names of parts of the modern land CP-B (see SMS Rheinland and SMS Westfalen ).
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| Prior type | Saxony frigates |
| In the ranks | Under construction |
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| Displacement | 7200 t (full) |
| Length | 149.5 m |
| Width | 18.8 m |
| Draft | 5.0 m |
| Engines | CODLAG , 1 × 27,170 h.p. Gas turbine engine 4 × 3940 h.p. diesel generators 2 × 6385 h.p. electric motors 1 × 1360 h.p. bow thruster |
| Power | Diesel: 4 × 3940 h.p. Turbine: 1 × 27170 hp ED: 2 × 6385 h.p. |
| Mover | 2 adjustable steps |
| Speed | 26 knots (maximum) 20 knots (diesels) |
| Sailing range | 4,000 miles at 20 knots |
| Crew | 190 |
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| Radar weapons | Radar Cassidian TRS-4D |
| Artillery | 1 × 127 mm Otobreda |
| Flak | 2 × 27 mm MLG 27 |
| Missile weapons | 2 × 4 "Harpoon" 2 × RAM Block II 1 × 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 × 3 324 mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes (torpedoes MU-90) |
| Aviation group | 2 × NH-90 |
History
North Rhine-Westphalia was laid down on October 24, 2012 by the shipbuilding companies ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Lürssen Werft on the slipway Bremen . The ceremonial launching ceremony was held on April 16, 2015 in Hamburg in the presence of Hannelore Kraft, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia ( Ministerpräsident des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen ). The preceding ship, over which the land of North Rhine-Westphalia marched, was the destroyer Mölders (D 186) , decommissioned in 2003 . [1] The official transfer of the frigate to the 4th frigate squadron ( 4. Fregattengeschwader ) is scheduled for 2018 . On July 4, 2016, the captain of the second rank, Stefan Schulz, was appointed commander of the 4th squadron. [2]
Notes
- ↑ http://www.kn-online.de/News/Aktuelle-Nachrichten-Schleswig-Holstein/Nachrichten-Norddeutschland/Neue-Fregatte-Nordrhein-Westfalen-getauft
The new North Rhine-Westphalia frigate, the latest news from Schleswig-Holstein, was launched on April 16, 2015 (German). - ↑ Doppelwechsel - Besatzung “Charlie” und die Lehrgruppe A der Marineunteroffizierschule hören auf ein neues Kommando (German).
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- Die Fregatte “NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN” wurde als 2. Schiff der Klasse F125 am 16. April 2015 in Hamburg getauft
The frigate North Rhine-Westphalia, as the second ship of the F 125 type, was launched on April 16, 2015 in Hamburg (German).