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German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)larger figure on 1 of 3
Italian frigate Carlo Margottini (F 592)larger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) | Italian frigate Carlo Margottini (F 592) |
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| Power | 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] | CODLAG 1 × 32 MW gas turbine General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 2 × 2.5 MW electric motors Jeumont Electric 4 × diesel generators VL 1716 (T2ME series by 2,15 MW everyone, on first two frigate; HPCR series by 2,8 MW everyone, since the third frigate) 2 × shafts , driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × 1 MW bow thruster[source] |
| Name | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] | Carlo Margottini[source] |
| Namesake | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] | Carlo Margottini[source] |
144.6 m (474.4 ft)[source]
Maximum; max
Single sourceMaximum; on diesel only
Single source20 knots (37 km/h) on diesel only, 26 kn (48 km/h) max.[source]
Maximum; max cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Speed
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| Port of registry | Hamburg , Germany[source] | — |
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| Builder | Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg[source] | Fincantieri , Riva Trigoso and Muggiano[source] |
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| Laid down | 29 January 2015[source] | 21 April 2010[source] |
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| Launched | 24 May 2017[source] | 29 June 2013[source] |
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| Acquired | 28 January 2022[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 13 July 2022[source] | 27 February 2014[source] |
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| Identification | MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225[source] | MMSI number : 247321300 Callsign : IBOI Pennant number : F 592[source] |
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| Status | In active service[source] | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | Baden-Württemberg -class frigate[source] | Carlo Bergamini -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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| 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] | Leonardo Kronos Grand Naval (MFRA) Active electronically scanned array radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar[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] | 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missiles 1 × Leonardo Otobreda 127/64 Vulcano 2 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76/62 mm Davide/Strales CIWS guns 2 × Leonardo Oto Melara / Oerlikon KBA 25/80 mm remote weapon systems 4 × MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A anti-ship and land attack missiles 4 × MBDA MILAS anti-submarine missiles 2 x triple Leonardo (WASS) B-515/3 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes 2 x SITEP MASS CS-424 acoustic guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × NH-90 helicopters[source] | 2 × SH90 1 × SH90 1 × AW101 (armed with MU 90 torpedoes or MBDA Marte Mk2/S missiles)[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 | Italian Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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| Home port | — | La Spezia[source] |
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| Motto | — | Per undas ad hostem (To the enemy through the waves)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Double hangar[source] |
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30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph); max cruise speed 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)[source]