Almirante Brown-class destroyer vs German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)

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Almirante Brown-class destroyer

MEKO 360H2 destroyer

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) — licensed reference photograph

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German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)

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Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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At a glance

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Almirante Brown-class destroyeroa

125.9 m

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German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)Length

149.52 m

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Almirante Brown-class destroyerlarger figure on 1 of 2

Draught+16%

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)larger figure on 1 of 2

Beam+25%

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Measured figures

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126moa

150m

Length

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125.9 m

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119 m

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Configuration

Details

Almirante Brown-class destroyer and German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) configuration
Specification	Almirante Brown-class destroyer	German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)
Power	2-shaft COGAG 2 × Olympus TM 3B gas turbines, 51,800 shp (38,600 kW) 2 × Tyne RM-IC gas turbines, 10,200 shp (7,600 kW)^[source]	CODLAG 1 × 20 MW gas turbine 2 × 4.7 MW electric motors 4 × 2.9 MW diesel generators 3 × gearboxes : one for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gas turbine to them 2 × shafts , driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × 1 MW bow thruster^[source]
Name	Almirante Brown class^[source]	Rheinland-Pfalz^[source]
Builders	Blohm+Voss^[source]	—
Operators	Argentine Navy^[source]

Preceded by	Hércules class^[source]	—

Built	1980–1984^[source]	—

In service	1983–present^[source]	—

Planned	6^[source]	—

Completed	4^[source]	—

Cancelled	2^[source]	—

Active	3^[source]	—

Retired	1^[source]	—

Type	MEKO 360H2 destroyer^[source]	—

Armament	2 × quad launchers for 8 Exocet MM-40 anti-ship missiles 1 × octuple launcher for 24 Aspide surface-to-air missiles 1 × 5 in (127 mm) Oto Melara Otobreda 127/54 Compact dual purpose gun 4 × twin 40 mm anti-aircraft guns 2 × triple 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes^[source]	Naval guns: 1 × 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun with guided VULCANO ammunition for land-attack missions (range: more than 100 km (62 mi)) 2 × 27 mm MLG 27 remote-controlled autocannons 5 × 12.7 mm Hitrole -NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled) Anti-air missiles: 2 × RAM Block II surface-to-air missile launcher/ CIWS , 21 cells each Anti-ship missiles : 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack missile RBS 15 MK4 becomes available) Non-Lethal: Water cannons^[source]

Aircraft carried	1 helicopter^[source]	2 × NH-90 helicopters^[source]

Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck and hangar^[source]	—

Source measurement	The ships have a standard displacement of 2,900 long tons (2,900 t) and 3,360 long tons (3,410 t) at full load. The vessels are 125.9 metres (413 ft 1 in) long overall and 119.0 metres (390 ft 5 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 15 metres (49 ft 3 in) and a draught of 5.8 metres (19 ft 0 in). The vessels are powered by a COGOG system driving two shafts composed of two Olympus TM 3B gas turbines rated at 51,800 shaft horsepower (38,600 kW) and two Tyne RM-IC gas turbines rated at 10,200 shaft horsepower (7,600 kW). The ships have a maximum speed of 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph) while using their Olympus gas turbines at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) using their Tyne turbines. The MEKOs have a maximum range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 18 knots.^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Argentinian vessels are armed with eight Exocet MM-40 surface-to-surface missiles in two quad launchers mounted centrally and one octuple launcher for Aspide surface-to-air missiles mounted aft of the superstructure . The MEKO 360H2 are also equipped with one OTO Melara 5-inch (127 mm)/54 calibre naval gun forward of the superstructure, 4 OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gun guns, and two triple-mounted 324 mm (13 in) ILAS torpedo tubes .^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The ships are equipped with a Graseby G1738 towed decoy countermeasure system, two Breda 105 mm (4 in) SCLAR chaff rocket launchers with each launcher sporting 20 tubes. For electronic support measures , the vessels are armed with the Sphinx system and the Scimitar system for electronic countermeasures . The class is equipped with two Signaal DA08A air/surface search radar operating on the F band and Signaal ZW06 surface search radar operating on I band. They have Decca 1226 navigational radar operating on the I band and their fire control systems are controlled by the Signaal SEWACO Link 10/11 system supported by Signaal STIR radar operating on the I/J and K bands, Signaal WM25 operating on I and J band, along with LIRODA radar systems that control the 40 mm gun mounts. For sub-surface search, the vessels have Atlas Elektronik 80 hull-mounted active search sonar .^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The ships have a standard displacement of 2,900 long tons (2,900 t) and 3,360 long tons (3,410 t) at full load. The vessels are 125.9 metres (413 ft 1 in) long overall and 119.0 metres (390 ft 5 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 15 metres (49 ft 3 in) and a draught of 5.8 metres (19 ft 0 in). The vessels are powered by a COGOG system driving two shafts composed of two Olympus TM 3B gas turbines rated at 51,800 shaft horsepower (38,600 kW) and two Tyne RM-IC gas turbines rated at 10,200 shaft horsepower (7,600 kW). The ships have a maximum speed of 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph) while using their Olympus gas turbines at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) using their Tyne turbines. The MEKOs have a maximum range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 18 knots.^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Argentinian vessels are armed with eight Exocet MM-40 surface-to-surface missiles in two quad launchers mounted centrally and one octuple launcher for Aspide surface-to-air missiles mounted aft of the superstructure . The MEKO 360H2 are also equipped with one OTO Melara 5-inch (127 mm)/54 calibre naval gun forward of the superstructure, 4 OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gun guns, and two triple-mounted 324 mm (13 in) ILAS torpedo tubes .^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The ships are equipped with a Graseby G1738 towed decoy countermeasure system, two Breda 105 mm (4 in) SCLAR chaff rocket launchers with each launcher sporting 20 tubes. For electronic support measures , the vessels are armed with the Sphinx system and the Scimitar system for electronic countermeasures . The class is equipped with two Signaal DA08A air/surface search radar operating on the F band and Signaal ZW06 surface search radar operating on I band. They have Decca 1226 navigational radar operating on the I band and their fire control systems are controlled by the Signaal SEWACO Link 10/11 system supported by Signaal STIR radar operating on the I/J and K bands, Signaal WM25 operating on I and J band, along with LIRODA radar systems that control the 40 mm gun mounts. For sub-surface search, the vessels have Atlas Elektronik 80 hull-mounted active search sonar .^[source]Almirante Brown-class destroyer · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Namesake	—	Rheinland-Pfalz^[source]

Port of registry	—	Hamburg , Germany^[source]

Builder	—	Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg^[source]

Laid down	—	29 January 2015^[source]

Launched	—	24 May 2017^[source]

Acquired	—	28 January 2022^[source]

Commissioned	—	13 July 2022^[source]

Identification	—	MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225^[source]

Status	—	In active service^[source]

Class & type	—	Baden-Württemberg -class frigate^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried	—	Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB , capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)^[source]

Capacity	—	Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	—	1 × Cassidian TRS-4D AESA radar 2(?) × navigation radars IFF diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar) Laser warning KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS Link 11 , Link 16 , Link 22 communications systems^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	—	TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM^[source]

Country of origin	—	Germany^[source]German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) · Origin cell explicitly spans the exact named-ship row in the current inventory; not inherited from a separate class specification