F126 frigate
Planned class of German Navy frigates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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F126 or Saarland-class frigate (Fregatte 126) is a planned German frigate class intended to replace the F123 Brandenburg-class frigates in the German Navy. The ships are to be the largest surface warships to join the German Navy since World War II. The first ship, Saarland, is planned to be commissioned in 2028, with Niedersachsen, Bremen, and Thüringen to follow.[1] On 8 April 2024, Germany exercised their option and purchased an additional two frigates.[2]
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Preliminary CGI of the final design by Damen | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Damen Group/Blohm + Voss/Lürssen/German Naval Yards |
Operators | German Navy |
Preceded by | Baden-Württemberg class |
Succeeded by | F127 frigate (planned) |
Cost | |
Built | 2023-Present |
In service | 2028 |
In commission | 2027 |
Planned | 6 |
Building | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Frigate/destroyer |
Displacement | 10,550 tonnes |
Length | 166 m (544 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 21.7 m (71 ft 2 in) |
Height | < 39 m (127 ft 11 in) |
Draft | 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in) |
Ice class | ICE 1C/E1 |
Installed power | ~ 32 MW (43,000 hp) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | > 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph) maximum sustained speed or 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) with electric propulsion |
Range | > 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) speed |
Endurance | 21 days |
Boats & landing craft carried | At least two 10 m rigid-hull inflatable boat), with space in the rear for an additional one depending on mission |
Capacity | Accommodation for 84 additional crew, e.g. special forces or signals intelligence specialists |
Complement | 114 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × NH90 Sea Tiger maritime helicopter + Saab Skeldar unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) |
Aviation facilities | Aircraft hangar for two helicopters and UAV |
Notes | Designed to be continuously deployed with minimal maintenance for up to two years and operate for 5000 hours per year |
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Until 1 January 2021, the project was known under the working title MKS 180 or Multi-Purpose Combat Ship 180 (Mehrzweckkampfschiff 180), with 180 indicating the classes planned complement.