Bremen-class_frigate

<i>Bremen</i>-class frigate

Bremen-class frigate

Frigate ship class

"F122" redirects here. For the Formula One-focused racing video game, see F1 22.

The eight F122 Bremen-class frigates of the German Navy was a series of frigates commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design was based on the proven and robust Dutch Kortenaer class but used a different propulsion system and hangar lay-out. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as a primary task although they were not fitted with towed array sonars. They were also equipped for anti-surface warfare, while having anti-aircraft warfare point defences.

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This class of ship was one of the last to be constructed under post-war displacement limitations imposed by the WEU on West Germany.

All eight Bremen-class frigates were replaced by the F125-class frigate. Prior to that the Bremen class served as the backbone of the German Navy.[1]

Employment

During the Cold War period, the ships' main war task was to escort convoys for reinforcement and resupply of allied forces in Europe in the Northern Atlantic. They frequently took part in NATO Standing Naval Forces. Since 1990, all ships have served in additional supporting missions such as the embargo operations against former Yugoslavia in the Adriatic Sea or Operation Enduring Freedom against the international terrorism.

During their lifetime, the ships' equipment has frequently been modernized and proven to be reliable platforms.

Notable actions

Karlsruhe successfully assisted an Egyptian freighter repel pirates on 25 December 2008 in the Gulf of Aden.

In 2012 Rheinland-Pfalz was reportedly used to gather intelligence on Syrian troop movements to be passed to the Free Syrian Army assist in their attacks on the Syrian Army.[2]

In December 2015 Augsburg joined the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the south-eastern Mediterranean Sea to go to the Arabian Sea as part of the intervention against ISIS in the Syrian Civil War.[3][4]

Ships

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All ships were based in Wilhelmshaven. Together they formed the 4. Fregattengeschwader (4th Frigate Squadron) of the German Navy.

  • Frigate F207 Bremen
  • F208 Niedersachsen in New York, 2004
  • Frigate F211 Köln
  • Frigate F209 Rheinland-Pfalz
  • Frigate F214 Lübeck
  • Frigate F210 Emden at Portsmouth, UK, 2013
  • Frigate F212 Karlsruhe in London, 2016

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Fiorenza, Nicholas (24 October 2011). "More Details Of German Cuts". Ares: A Defense Technology Blog. Aviation Week. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Syria rebels aided by Germany intel ship in fight against Assad forces, report says". Haaretz. Reuters. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Kampf gegen IS-Terror : Fregatte "Augsburg" steht schon unter französischem Kommando". Handelsblatt. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. [4]
    Deutsche Marine steht an Frankreichs Seite, Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, 3 December 2015, retrieved 6 December 2015
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    marine.de
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    "Kein Abschied für immer". 22 March 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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    "Fregatte Köln: Ein letztes Kölsch zum Abschied". Express.de. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  8. [8]
    "FGS Lubeck Decommissioned After 32 Years of Service". Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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