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German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)larger figure on 0 of 3
MV Cape Washingtonlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) | MV Cape Washington |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | — |
| Name | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] | Cape Washington[source] |
| Namesake | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] | Cape Washington[source] |
| Port of registry | Hamburg , Germany[source] | — |
| Builder | Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg[source] | Stocznia im Komuny Partyskiej, Gdynia , Poland (now Stocznia Gdynia)[source] |
| Laid down | 29 January 2015[source] | — |
| Launched | 24 May 2017[source] | 3 April 1981[source] |
| Acquired | 28 January 2022[source] | 7 April 1993[source] |
| Commissioned | 13 July 2022[source] | 5 April 1994[source] |
| Identification | MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225[source] | IMO number : 7826178 MMSI number : 303932000 Callsign : WRGH Pennant number : T-AKR-9961[source] |
| Status | In active service[source] | Laid at Baltimore , in ROS-5 status[source] |
| Class & type | Baden-Württemberg -class frigate[source] | Cape W -class roll-on/roll-off[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] | — |
| 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] | none[source] |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × NH-90 helicopters[source] | none[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 | — |
| Used by | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
| Owner | — | Grace Marine Co. S.A.[source] |
| Completed | — | 1982[source] |
| Renamed | — | from Hual Transporter[source] |
| Tonnage | — | 51,960 GT[source] |
| Propulsion | — | Diesel, single propeller[source] |
| Armor | — | none[source] |