Bremen (Kortenear) class (Type 122) frigates

Displacement: 3,800 tons full load
Dimensions: 130 x 14.4 x 4.26 meters (440 x 48 x 20 feet)
Propulsion: 2 shafts: 2 cruise diesels, 10,400 bhp, 18 knots;
2 LM2500 boost turbines, 50,000 shp, 30 knots
Crew: 200
Aviation: aft helicopter deck and hangar; 2 Lynx helicopters
Radar: DA-08 air search
Sonar: DSQS-21BX hull
Fire Control: WM-25 weapons control, 2 STIR-18 missile control
EW: FL-1800S intercept, 4 SRBOC, SLQ-25 Nixie
Armament: 8 Harpoon SSM, 1 8 cell Sea Sparrow SAM (24 missiles
total, manual reload), 1 76 mm OTO DP, 4 12.75 inch TT, 2 21 cell RAM,
2 20mm
German version of the Dutch Kortanear class. Being modernized
with TRS 3-D radar in place of DA-08, FL-1800 II in place of
FL-1800S EW, new communications, and new computers.

Number Name Year Homeport Notes
F207 Bremen 1982 Wilhelmshaven
F208 Niedersachsen 1982 Wilhelmshaven
F209 Rheinland-Pfalz 1983 Wilhelmshaven
F210 Emden 1983 Wilhelmshaven
F211 Koln 1984 Wilhelmshaven
F212 Karlsruhe 1984 Wilhelmshaven
F213 Augsburg 1989 Wilhelmshaven
F214 Lubeck 1990 Wilhelmshaven