F122 Bremen class

Bremen class frigate

The eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy were commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design is similar to the Dutch Kortenaer class but uses a different hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as a primary task even though they are not fitted with...

 

General purpose frigates, 130m/3680t, in service since 1982
Einsatzflottille 2 (flotilla), 4. Fregattengeschwader (frigate squadron), Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.-History:...

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• F207 Bremen
• F208 Niedersachsen
• F209 Rheinland-Pfalz
• F210 Emden
• F211 Köln
• F212 Karlsruhe
• F213 Augsburg
• F214 Lübeck

F123 Brandenburg class

Brandenburg class frigate

The F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigate. They were ordered by the German Navy in June 1989, and then completed and commissioned between 1994 and 1996 to replace the Hamburg class destroyers...

 

ASW

Anti-submarine warfare

Anti-submarine warfare is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines....

 frigates, 139m/4900t, in service since 1994

Einsatzflottille 2, 2. Fregattengeschwader, Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.-History:...

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• F215 Brandenburg
• F216 Schleswig-Holstein
• F217 Bayern
• F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

F124 Sachsen class

Sachsen class frigate

The F124 Sachsen class is Germany's latest class of highly advanced air-defense frigates. The design of the Sachsen class frigate is based on that of the F123 Brandenburg class but with enhanced stealth features intended to deceive any opponent's radar and acoustic sensors and incorporate also the...

 

AAW

Anti-aircraft warfare

NATO defines air defence as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground and air based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures. It may be to protect naval, ground and air forces...

 frigates, 143m/5690t, in service since 2004

Einsatzflottille 2, 2. Fregattengeschwader, Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.-History:...

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• F219 Sachsen
• F220 Hamburg
• F221 Hessen

F125 project

F125 class frigate

F125 is the project name for the Type 125 Baden-Württemberg class of frigates, currently in development for the German Navy by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen...

4 Multi-purpose frigates, optimized for long expeditionary peacemaking/peacekeeping missions, 149,5m/>7200t (projected), none built yet, 4 planned to replace some F122 Bremen class