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F220 Hamburg in Hamburg Harbour
The Sachsen at Mayport Naval Station, Florida
F221 Hessen at the Kiel Week 2007
Fregatte Hamburg (F 220) in Hamburg Habour
F220 Hamburg, commissioned 2005

The F124 Sachsen class is Germany's latest class of frigates. Their main task is air defence. The design of the Sachsen class frigate is based on that of the F123 Brandenburg class but with enhanced stealth features intended to deceive any opponent's radar and acoustic sensors and incorporate also the advanced multifunction radar APAR as well as the SMART-L long-range radar which is even capable of detecting stealth aircraft and stealth missiles.

With 2.1 billion Euros for three ships, this was one of the most expensive ship building programs of the German Navy. They are similar to the Dutch De Zeven Provinciën class frigates. Both the Sachsen class and the De Zeven Provinciën class frigates are based on the use of a common primary anti-air warfare system using the Standard SM-2 and Evolved Sea Sparrow medium range SAMs.

In June 1996 the German government contracted for three ships with an option on a fourth that was provisionally to have been named as the Thüringen, but the option for this fourth ship was not taken up.

The F124 class frigates are larger and more capable in all aspects than the Lütjens class destroyers, which they replaced.

Specifications


List of ships

Pennant
number 		Name Call
sign 		Shipyard Laid down Launched Delivered Com-
missioned
F219 Sachsen DRAA Blohm + Voss February 11999 January 202001 November 292002 December 312003
F220 Hamburg DRAB HDW September 12000 August 162002 September 2004 December 132004
F221 Hessen DRAC Nordseewerke September 142001 July 262003 December 72005 April 21 2006
(F222) Thüringen option not taken-up

All three vessels form part of the 2. Fregattengeschwader (2nd frigate squadron) based in Wilhelmshaven.

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Ship classes of the German Navy
Destroyers
Frigates
Corvettes
Fast attack craft
Gunboats
Mine warfare
Submarines
Training ships
Auxiliary ships
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