German frigate Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg (F222) is the lead ship of the Baden-Württemberg-class frigates of the German Navy.

Baden-Württemberg at the deperming range in Wilhelmshaven.
History
Germany
NameBaden-Württemberg
NamesakeBaden-Württemberg
Port of registryHamburg, Germany
BuilderLürssen, Wolgast Blohm+Voss, Hamburg
Laid down2 November 2011
Launched12 December 2013
Commissioned17 June 2019
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeBaden-Württemberg-class frigate
Displacement7,200 tonnes
Length149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)
Beam18.80 m (61 ft 8 in)
Draught5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed20 knots (37 km/h) on diesel only, 26 kn (48 km/h) max.
Range4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • Submarine ROVs
  • 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB, capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)
CapacitySpace for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers
Complement190 (standard crew: 110)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 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
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × NH-90 helicopters

Background

Baden-Württemberg was designed and constructed by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen. She is part of the Baden-Württemberg class, which has the highest displacement of any class of frigate worldwide and is used to replace the Bremen class.[1][2]

Construction and career

Baden-Württemberg was laid down on 2 November 2011 and launched on 12 December 2013 in Hamburg, Germany. She was commissioned on 17 June 2019.[3][4]

On 17 April 2020, Baden-Württemberg completed her extreme weather test in the South Atlantic after she left Brazil on 7 February to test hot weather near the Equator.[5]

In January 2022, it was reported that full operational capability for Baden-Württemberg was still only expected in mid-2023.[6]

  • Baden-Württemberg gallery
  • Baden-Württemberg under construction in Hamburg on 11 December 2013.
    Baden-Württemberg under construction in Hamburg on 11 December 2013.
  • Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
    Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
  • Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
    Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
  • Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
    Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
  • Baden-Württemberg underway in Hamburg on 29 April 2019.
    Baden-Württemberg underway in Hamburg on 29 April 2019.

References
  1. "Making Do With Less".
  2. "First of TKMS built F-125 class Frigate "Baden-Württemberg" Christened for the German Navy". December 12, 2013.
  3. "Marine". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  4. "Press releases". www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  5. "German Navy's Baden-Württemberg frigate completes extreme weather tests in South Atlantic". Naval News. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  6. "TKMS Delivers 4th And Final F125 Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz"". Naval News. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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