Bremen Class (Type 122A) Frigates Class Overview

Dimensions, machinery and performance
Propulsion:
Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG)
Length:
426' 5"

Diesels:

2 MTU Friedrichshafen 20V956 TB92
Beam:
47' 2"
Turbines:
2 GE-Fiat LM-2500
Draft:
13' 9" (19' 6" sonar)
Shafts:
2
Displacement
Horsepower
Standard:
2,950
Diesels:
11,070
Full:
3,780
Turbines:
51,000
Total:
62,070
Crew:
199
Speed:
30 knots
Range:
5,700 NM @ 17 knots


Armament
Guns
Number
Type
Arrangement
1
76mm/62 OTO Melara
Single turret
2
20mm/90 Rheinmetall Rh-202 AA
Single mounts
Missiles
Number
Type
Launch platform
32
Sea Sparrow RIM-7M (SAM)
Mk-29 8 cell
8

Harpoon RGM-84 (SSM)

2 Mk-141 4 cell
42 (a)
Rolling Airframe RIM-116A (SAM)
2 Mk-49 21 cell
Torpedo Tubes
Number
Size
Launch platform
4
12.75" (324MM)
2 Mk-32 twin tube fixed
Aircraft
Number
Type
2
Lynx helicopters
Notes
(a):
Unknown number of reloads, fitted during 1992-1999 refit.


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Bremer Vulkan
Vegesack, Bremen, Germany

Sept. 27, 1979
May 7, 1982
Fate
Active in commission as of 2008.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 4th Fregattengeschwader.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
AG Wesser
Bremen, Germany

June 9, 1980
Oct. 15, 1982
Fate
Active in commission as of 2008.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 4th Fregattengeschwader.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Blohm & Voss GmbH
Hamburg, Germany

Sept. 3, 1980
May 9, 1983
Fate
Active in commission as of 2008.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 4th Fregattengeschwader.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Nordseewerke GmbH
Emden, Germany

Dec. 17, 1980
Oct. 7, 1983
Fate
Active in commission as of 2008.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 4th Fregattengeschwader.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Blohm & Voss GmbH
Hamburg, Germany

May 29, 1981
Oct. 19, 1984
Fate
Active in commission as of 2008.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 4th Fregattengeschwader.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Kiel, Germany

Jan. 8, 1982
Apr. 19, 1984
Fate
Active in commission as of 2008.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 4th Fregattengeschwader.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Bremer Vulkan
Vegesack, Bremen, Germany

Sept. 17, 1987
Oct. 3, 1989
Fate
Active in commission as of 2008.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 4th Fregattengeschwader.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Nordseewerke GmbH
Emden, Germany

Oct. 15, 1987
Mar. 19, 1990
Fate
Active in commission as of 2009.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 4th Fregattengeschwader.


Page published May 11, 2008