The eight
F122 Bremen class frigates of the
German
Navy have been commissioned between 1982 and 1990.
The design is similar
to the Dutch
Kortenaer class but uses a different
hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for
anti-submarine warfare as
primary task even though they are not fitted with
towed array sonars. They are also suited
for
anti-aircraft warfare and
anti-surface warfare.
This class
of ship was one of the last to be constructed under post-war
displacement limitations imposed by the WEU on
West
Germany
.
The four oldest Bremen class frigates will be replaced by the
planned
F125 class frigates,
starting probably around 2014. Until then they will serve as the
backbone of the German Navy.
Employment
During the Cold War period, the ships' main war task was to escort
convoys for reinforcement and resupply of
Allied forces in
Europe.
They frequently took
part in NATO
Standing
Naval Forces. Since 1990, all ships have served in
additional peace 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
modernised and a further adaptation of combat systems is foreseen
in near future.
The Karlsruhe successfully assisted an Egyptian freighter repel
pirates on December 25, 2008 in the Gulf of Aden.
Ships
| Pennant |
Name |
Call
sign |
Laid down |
Shipyard |
Launched |
Delivered |
Com-
missioned
|
| F207 |
Bremen |
DRAQ |
July 9, 1979 |
Bremer Vulkan |
September 27, 1979 |
|
May 7, 1982 |
| F208 |
Niedersachsen |
DRAR |
November 9, 1980 |
AG
Weser |
June 9, 1980 |
|
October 15, 1982 |
| F209 |
Rheinland-Pfalz |
DRAS |
September 25, 1979 |
Blohm & Voss |
September 3, 1980 |
|
May 9, 1983 |
| F210 |
Emden |
DRAT |
June 23, 1979 |
Nordseewerke |
December 17, 1980 |
|
October 7, 1983 |
| F211 |
Köln |
DRAU |
June 16, 1980 |
Blohm & Voss |
May 29, 1981 |
|
October 19, 1984 |
| F212 |
Karlsruhe |
DRAV |
March 10, 1981 |
Howaldtswerke |
January 8, 1982 |
|
April 19, 1984 |
| F213 |
Augsburg |
DRAN |
April 4, 1987 |
Bremer Vulkan |
September 17, 1987 |
|
October 3, 1989 |
| F214 |
Lübeck |
DRAO |
June 1, 1987 |
Nordseewerke |
October 15, 1987 |
|
March 19, 1990 |
All ships
are based in Wilhelmshaven
together they form the 4.
Fregattengeschwader (4th Frigate Squadron) of the German
Navy.
References
Gallery
Image:F207 Bremen, Clyde 26 2 06a.jpg|Frigate
F207
BremenImage:F208 Niedersachsen.jpg|
F208 Niedersachsen
in New York, 2004Image:Fregatte Koeln 1.jpg|Frigate
F211
KölnImage:Fregatte Rheinland-Pfalz.jpg|Frigate
F209
Rheinland-PfalzImage:F214-Lübeck-Plymouth Sound.jpg|Frigate
F214 Lübeck
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