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Baden-Württemberg-class Frigates of the German Navy
Nordrhein-Westfalen on 9 May 2017.
History
Germany
NameNordrhein-Westfalen
NamesakeNordrhein-Westfalen
Port of registryHamburg, Germany
BuilderLürssen, Wolgast Blohm+Voss, Hamburg
Laid down24 October 2012
Launched16 April 2015
Commissioned10 June 2020
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

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

Background

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.

Construction and career

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

In late 2024 Nordrhein-Westfalen was patrolling in the Baltic Sea, coming from the port of Gdańsk, Poland. In late November the frigate was encountered a Russian convoy consisting of a not named tanker and a corvette in the Baltic Sea, potentially breaking the international sanctions imposed on Russian oil. When one of the NH90 helicopters from Nordrhein-Westfalen was sent to inspect the Russian vessels more closely, the corvette responded with five red flares instead of routine radio communication. The incident became public when German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock mentioned the act of aggression at a NATO meeting a week later.

Gallery

  • Nordrhein-Westfalen gallery
  • Nordrhein-Westfalen moored opposite Rheinland-Pfalz on 31 August 2019 Nordrhein-Westfalen moored opposite Rheinland-Pfalz on 31 August 2019
  • Nordrhein-Westfalen being towed into dock 17 of the Blohm and Voss (B&V) shipyard on 10 November 2015. Nordrhein-Westfalen being towed into dock 17 of the Blohm and Voss (B&V) shipyard on 10 November 2015.
  • Nordrhein-Westfalen on 22 May 2019. Nordrhein-Westfalen on 22 May 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. "Fregatte NRW: Bericht über die Kiellegung - Seefahrerblog- navigare necesse est". 2014-07-27. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  4. "Baden-Württemberg-class frigate", Misplaced Pages, 2020-08-20, retrieved 2020-09-17
  5. "Report: Russian Vessel Shot Signal Flare at German Helicopter". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  6. Charpentreau, Clément (2024-12-05). "Russian ship targets German Navy helicopter with flares". www.aerotime.aero. Retrieved 2024-12-05.

External links

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