Sachsen Class (Type 124) Frigates Class Overview

Dimensions, machinery and performance
Propulsion:
Combined Diesel and Gas (CODAG)
Length:
469' 1"

Diesels:
2 MTU Friedrichshafen 20V1163 TB93
Beam:
57' 2"
Turbines:
1 GE LM-2500 PF/MLG
Draft:
16' (22' sonar)
Shafts:
2
Displacement
Horsepower
Standard:
5,690
Diesels:
20,100
Full:
N/A
Turbines:
31,500
Total:
51,600
Crew:
255
Speed:
29 knots (18 on diesels only)
Range:
4,000+ NM @ 18 knots


Armament
Guns
Number
Type
Arrangement
1
76mm/62 OTO Melara
Single turret
2
27mm Rheinmetall-Mauser MLG-27 AA
Single mounts
Missiles
Number
Type
Launch platform
24
SM-2 (SAM)
Mk-41 VLS
32
Evolved Sea Sparrow (SSM)
Mk-41 VLS
8

RGM-84 Harpoon (SSM)

2 Mk-141 4 cell
42 (a)
Rolling Airframe RIM-116A (SAM)
2 Mk-49 21 cell
Torpedo Tubes
Number
Size
Launch platform
6
12.75" (324MM)
2 Mk-32 triple tube fixed
Aircraft
Number
Type
1-2
Super Lynx helicopters
Notes
(a):
Unknown number of reloads


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Blohm & Voss GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
Jan. 20, 2001
Dec. 31, 2003
Fate
Active in commission as of 2008.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 2nd Fregattengeschwader.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft
Kiel, Germany
Aug. 16, 2002
Dec. 15, 2004
Fate
Active in commission as of 2008.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 2nd Fregattengeschwader.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Nordseewerke GmbH
Emden, Germany
July 26, 2003
Dec. 15, 2005
Fate
Active in commission as of 2008.
Homeport: Wilhelmshaven, Germany assigned to the 2nd Fregattengeschwader.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Thüringen
Fate
The option to build this ship was declined.


Page published Dec. 25, 2008