Template:Class box Sachsen frigate

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Hessen (F221)
Hessen (F221)

[edit] Sachsen class frigate

  • Builders: Flag of Germany Germany
  • Type: Air defense guided missile frigate
  • Displacement: 5,690 tons
  • Aircraft: 2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A or 2 NH90 helicopters
  • Armament: 1 VLS 32 ESSM and 24 SM-2 IIIA SAM, 2 RAM launchers with 21 SAM/CIWS-missiles each, 2 quadruple Harpoon SSM launcher, 1 Otobreda 76 mm dual-purpose gun, 2 Mauser MLG 27 27 mm autocannons, 2 triple torpedo launchers with EuroTorp MU90 Impact torpedoes
  • Powerplant: 2 MTU V20 diesel engines, 1 General Electric LM2500 gas turbine, 2 shafts
  • Speed: 29 knots
  • Ships in class: 3
  • Operator: Naval flag of Germany German Navy
  • Commissioned: 2004-2006
  • Fate: In active service