German Frigate on Kieler Förde bound for Tirpitzhafen 2010/04/07
Type 123 Brandenburg Class (second ship of class)
*1995 Howaldtswerke, Kiel
Comm.: 1995/11/02
Displacement. tons: 4,900 full load
Dimensions, feet (metres): 455,7 oa; 416.3 wl x 54.8 x 22.3
(138.9m; 126.9m x 16.7m x 6.8m)
Main machinery: CODOG; 2 GE 7LM2500SA-ML gas turbines; 51,000 hp (38MW) sustained; 2 MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesels; 11,070 hp(m) (8,14 MW) sustained; 2 shafts; Escher Weiss; cp props; Speed, knots: 29; 18 on diesels. Range, miles: 4,000 at 18 kt
Complement: 199 (27 officers) plus 19 aircrew
Two twin launchers for MM 38 Exocet, Lockheed Martin Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 NATO Seasparrow medium-range surface-to-air missiles, Two 21-cell launchers for the RAM (Rolling Airframe) short-range surface-to-air missile