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German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) is documented in the equipment reference catalogue. It was built by Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg.
GermanyGerman frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)
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Rheinland-Pfalz
Hamburg , Germany
Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg
29 January 2015
24 May 2017
28 January 2022
13 July 2022
MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225
In active service
Baden-Württemberg -class frigate
7,200 tonnes
149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)
18.80 m (61 ft 8 in)
5 m (16 ft 5 in)
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
20 knots (37 km/h) on diesel only, 26 kn (48 km/h) max.
4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)
Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB , capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)
Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers
190 (standard crew: 110)
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
TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM
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
2 × NH-90 helicopters
Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) is the fourth ship of the Baden-Württemberg -class frigates of the German Navy .
Baden-Württemberg class Type F125 4 Germany Frigate, low intensity operations TKMS Blohm + Voss Lürssen Baden-Württemberg F222 2019 7,200 tonnes Forms 4 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2 . Nordrhein-Westfalen F223 2020 Sachsen-Anhalt F224 2021 Rheinland-Pfalz F225 2022
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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 149.52 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
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