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German frigate Schleswig-Holstein is documented in the equipment reference catalogue. It was built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft , Kiel.
German frigate Schleswig-Holstein
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Schleswig-Holstein
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft , Kiel
1 July 1993
8 June 1994
24 November 1995
Pennant number : F216 MMSI number : 211210170 Call sign : DRAI
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Brandenburg -class frigate
3,600 tons (4,490t full load)
138.85 metres (455.5 ft)
16.7 metres (55 ft)
4.35 metres (14.3 ft) (6.3 metres (21 ft) over sonar)
CODOG (combined diesel or gas) two propeller shafts , controllable pitch propellers two MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines , 8.14 MW each two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines , 38 MW total two Renk BGS 178 Lo gearboxes
>29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
26 officers, 193 enlisted
One Thales LW08 air search D band radar one Thales SMART-S air/surface surveillance F band radar two Thales STIR 180 fire-control radar two Raytheon Redpath I band navigation radar one STN Atlas DSQS-23BZ hull-mounted sonar one STN Atlas TASS 6-3 (LFTASS) towed array sonar ( Bayern only)
1 EADS FL 1800S ECM suite two OTO-Melara SCLAR launcher four TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher (currently under procurement)
Naval guns: One OTO-Melara 76 mm /62Mk-75 multi-purpose naval gun Two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons Antiaircraft warfare : One Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles ( ESSM planned) CIWS: Two x Mk 49 launcher for 21 x Rolling Airframe Missiles Anti-ship missiles : Four x MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles (To be replaced by 8 Harpoon missiles ) Antisubmarine warfare : Four 324 mm torpedo tubes , Mk 46 torpedoes
Two Sea Lynx helicopters equipped with ASW torpedoes , or air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua , and a heavy machine gun.
Schleswig-Holstein is a Brandenburg -class frigate of the German Navy .
Brandenburg class Type F123 4 Germany General-purpose frigate Blohm + Voss HDW Nordseewerke Bremer Vulkan Brandenburg F215 1994 4,900 tonnes Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2 . Schleswig-Holstein F216 1994
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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 138.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 138.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 138.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 138.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 138.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
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