German frigate Nordrhein-Westfalen
Appearance
![]() Nordrhein-Westfalen on 9 May 2017.
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Name | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Namesake | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Port of registry | Hamburg, Germany |
Builder | Lürssen, Wolgast Blohm+Voss, Hamburg |
Laid down | 24 October 2012 |
Launched | 16 April 2015 |
Commissioned | 10 June 2020 |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Baden-Württemberg-class frigate |
Displacement | 7,200 tonnes |
Length | 149.52 m (490 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 18.80 m (61 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) on diesel only, 26 kn (48 km/h) max. |
Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) |
Boats & landing craft carried | |
Capacity | Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers |
Complement | 190 (standard crew: 110) |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × 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.[1][2]
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.[3][4]
Gallery
- Nordrhein-Westfalen gallery
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Nordrhein-Westfalen moored opposite Rheinland-Pfalz on 31 August 2019
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Nordrhein-Westfalen being towed into dock 17 of the Blohm and Voss (B&V) shipyard on 10 November 2015.
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Nordrhein-Westfalen on 22 May 2019.
References
- ^ "Making Do With Less".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "First of TKMS built F-125 class Frigate "Baden-Württemberg" Christened for the German Navy". December 12, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Baden-Württemberg-class frigate", Wikipedia, 2020-08-20, retrieved 2020-09-17
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