Brandenburg-class frigates

Details
Category: Germany
Hits: 3203
  • Ships in class
    NameNumberLaunchedCommissioned
    BrandenburgF 21528 August 199214 October 1994
    Schleswig-HolsteinF 2168 June 199424 November 1995
    BayernF 21730 June 199415 June 1996
    Mecklenburg-VorpommernF 21823 February 19951 December 1996
  • Length
    • 138.9 m
  • Beam
    • 16.7 m
  • Draft
    • 6.8 m
  • Displacement
    • 4,700 t
  • Propulsion
    • 2 gas turbine General Electric LM-2500 with 38,000 HP
    • 2 diesel MTU ZPV956 with 8,140 HP
    • 2 variable pitch propellers.
  • Speed
    • 29 knots
  • Complement
    • 218.
  • Sensors
    • Air radar: Thales LW-08.
    • Air/surface radar: Thales SMART S.
    • 2 fire control Thales STIR 180
    • Hull sonar Atlas DSQS-23BZ
    • IFF Mk-XII
  • ESM/ECM
    • EADS FL 1800-S
  • Countermeasures
    • 2 SCLAR.
  • Systems
    • Combat system: Altas SATIR.
    • Data Link-11.
    • Communications SATCOM, INMARSAT, UHF, HF, VHF
  • Weapons
    • 1 gun OTO Melara Mk-75 of 76 mm
    • 1 launch Mk-41 VLS for air missile Sea Sparrow.
    • 4 anti-surface missile MM-38 EXOCET
    • 2 guns Rh-202 of 20 mm
    • 2 launch Mk-49 de 21 cells for RAM
    • 2 Mk-32 Mod. 9 for Mk-46 Mod. 5.
  • Aircraft carried
    • 2 AgustaWestland Sea Lynx.