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Frigate FGS Nordrhein-Westfalen (F223)

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Classification

Ship class:
Baden-Württemberg-class frigate (F125)
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Namesake:
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Operator:
German Navy (Deutsche Marine)German Navy (Deutsche Marine)
Country of build:
Builder:
Lürssen Werft
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
7,200 t
Length:
149.52 m
Beam:
18.8 m
Draft:
5 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODLAG (CODELAG)
Propulsion:
  • 1 * 20 MW gas turbine
  • 2 * 4.7 MW electric motors
  • 4 * 2.9 MW diesel generators
  • 3 * gearboxes: one for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gas turbine to them
  • 2 * shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers
  • 1 * 1 MW bow thruster
Speed:
20 knots
Range:
4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)

Personnel

Complement:
190

Combat assets

Cargo capacity:
  • Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers
Boats & landing craft:
  • Submarine ROVs
  • 4 * 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB, capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)
Electronics:
  • 1 * Cassidian TRS-4D AESA radar
  • 2 * navigation radars
  • IFF diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar)
  • Laser warning KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS
  • Link 11, Link 16, Link 22 communications systems
  • TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System)
  • ECM
Armament:
  • 1 * 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun with guided VULCANO ammunition for land-attack missions (range: more than 100 km (62 mi))
  • 2 * 27 mm MLG 27 remote-controlled autocannons
  • 5 * 12.7 mm Hitrole-NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets
  • 2 * 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled)
  • 2 * RAM Block II surface-to-air missile launcher/CIWS, 21 cells each
  • 8 * RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack missile RBS 15 MK4 becomes available)
  • Water cannons
Aircraft:
  • 2 * NH-90 helicopters

Nordrhein-Westfalen (F223) is the second ship of the Baden-Württemberg-class frigates of the German Navy.

Nordrhein-Westfalen was designed and constructed by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen. She is part of the Baden-Württemberg class has the highest displacement of any class of frigate worldwide, and are used to replace the Bremen class.

Nordrhein-Westfalen was laid down on 24 October 2012 and launched on 16 April 2015 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 10 June 2020.

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