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BIO Hespérideslarger figure on 0 of 2
German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)larger figure on 2 of 2
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| Specification | BIO Hespérides | German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) |
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| Name | Hespérides[source] | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] |
| Port of registry | Cartagena, Spain[source] | Hamburg , Germany[source] |
| Builder | Empresa Nacional Bazán , Cartagena[source] | Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg[source] |
| Laid down | 14 November 1988[source] |
149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)[source]
2 × Bazán- M.AN. Burmeister & Wain 14V
Single source2 × Bazán- M.AN. Burmeister & Wain 14V, 1,904 hp (1,420 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]
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29 January 2015[source] |
| Launched | 12 March 1990[source] | 24 May 2017[source] |
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| Commissioned | 16 May 1991[source] | 13 July 2022[source] |
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| Refit | 2003–2004[source] | — |
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| Identification | IMO number : 8803563 MMSI number : 224886000 Callsign : EBBW[source] | MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225[source] |
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| Status | Active[source] | In active service[source] |
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| Type | Research vessel[source] | — |
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| Ice class | 1C[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 120 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 × DGPS 2 radar ARPA ECDIS GMDSS[source] | 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] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Agusta-Bell 212 helicopter[source] | 2 × NH-90 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar[source] | — |
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| National origin | Spain[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | Hespérides is classified by Lloyd's Register of Shipping with ice class 1C. She can move through up to 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) of ice at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). Her propulsion system uses a computer-controlled variable-pitch propeller and stern and bow thrusters. The vessel carries one helicopter.[source]BIO Hespérides · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In 2003–2004, she was the subject of a thorough renovation, the hull was strengthened even more to break ice, all systems were improved and the habitability of the ship. The vessel is equipped with 11 laboratories, spread over 345 m 2 and located on the main deck and below.[source]BIO Hespérides · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In 2009, the vessel participated in a high-profile rescue of Ocean Nova , a vessel with 106 people in the Antarctic.[source]BIO Hespérides · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Namesake | — | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 28 January 2022[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Baden-Württemberg -class frigate[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB , capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)[source] |
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| Capacity | — | Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM[source] |
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| Armament | — | 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] |
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| 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 |
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| Used by | — | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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