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Constellation-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2
German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)larger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source496 ft (151.18 m)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Constellation-class frigate | German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) |
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| Power | CODLAG 1 × General Electric LM2500+G4 gas turbine 2 × electric propulsion motors: INDAR 2 x 3.4 MW 4 × ship service diesel generators Rolls-Royce MTU 20V 4000 M53B engine 3000 kW for a total output of 12 MW Reduction gears by Philadelphia Gears 2 x fixed-pitch propellers 1 × auxiliary propulsion unit Thrustmasters of Texas Hydrologic Retractable Thruster[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 | Constellation class[source] | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] |
| Builders | Fincantieri Marinette Marine[source] | — |
| Operators |
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149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)[source]
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United States Navy (projected)[source]
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| Preceded by | Freedom and Independence classes Oliver Hazard Perry class (last class with FFG hull code )[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | FF(X)[source] | — |
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| Cost | US$ 1.28 billion for the first ship US$1.05 billion for the second ship[source] | — |
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| Built | 2024–present[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2029 (planned)[source] | — |
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| Planned | 20[source] | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Cancelled | 18[source] | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile frigate[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats[source] | 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 | 200 accommodations[source] | Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Aegis Baseline 10 Combat System AN/SPY-6 (V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) AN/SPS-73(V)18 - Next Generation Surface Search Radar Thales Group CAPTAS-4 Low Frequency Variable-Depth Sonar TB-37 Multi-Function Towed Array AN/SQQ-89(V)16 undersea warfare/anti-submarine warfare combat system Cooperative Engagement Capability[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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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32(V)6 electronic warfare suite 4 × Mark 53 Nulka decoy launching system AN/SLQ-61 Lightweight Tow Torpedo Defense Mission Module[source] | TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM[source] |
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| Armament | 32 Mark 41 VLS cells with: BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile Possibly RIM-162 ESSM Block 2 and/or RIM-174 Standard ERAM missiles Planned RIM-66 Standard SM-2 Block 3C 16 × canister-launched over-the-horizon anti-ship weapons (likely Naval Strike Missile ) RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launched from Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (21 cell) Mk 110 57 mm gun with the Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance (ALaMO) projectile and related systems Various machine guns M240 or M2[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] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopter[source] | 2 × NH-90 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | extra-large hangar for helicopter RAST Secure & Traverse Aircraft Handling System Horizontal Reference System Night Vision Device Compatibility[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | The U.S. Navy contracted for the first FFG 62 in FY2020. The second ship contract was awarded in April 2021, and the third in FY22. The U.S. Navy's proposed FY2020 budget request was $1.281-billion for the procurement of the first FFG 62. The U.S. Navy's FY2020 budget submission shows that subsequent ships in the class were estimated by the Navy to cost $850 to $950-million each in then-year dollars.[source]Constellation-class frigate · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Namesake | — | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] |
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| Port of registry | — | Hamburg , Germany[source] |
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| Builder | — | Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 29 January 2015[source] |
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| Launched | — | 24 May 2017[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 28 January 2022[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 13 July 2022[source] |
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| Identification | — | MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225[source] |
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| Status | — | In active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Baden-Württemberg -class frigate[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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