Lütjens-class destroyer
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The Type 103 Lütjens class was the last class of destroyers in service with the German Navy. The ships were US Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyers but with some modifications to meet German requirements.
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Name | Type 103 Lütjens |
Builders | Bath Iron Works |
Operators | German Navy |
Preceded by | Hamburg-class destroyer |
Built | 1966–1970 |
In commission | 1969–2003 |
Completed | 3 |
Retired | 3 |
Preserved | 1 |
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Class and type | Missile destroyer |
Displacement | 4,720 t |
Length | 133.2 m (437 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) |
Draft | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
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Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h) |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h) |
Complement | 337 |
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They were replaced by the new Sachsen-class frigates, designated frigate even though they are much larger and more capable in all aspects than the Lütjens-class destroyers.