The 5.7 ton Sachsen class
frigates replaced the 4.5 ton
Lütjens class destroyers ( U.S. Charles F. Adams-class )
| 1996-jun | Ordered | Ordered  F219 Sachsen | |
| 1996-jun | Ordered | Ordered F220 Hamburg | |
| 1996-jun | Ordered | Ordered F221 Hessen | |
| 1999-feb-01 | Laid down | Laid down F219 Sachsen | |
| 2000-sep-01 | Laid down | Laid down F220 Hamburg | |
| 2001-jan-20 | Launched | Launched F219 Sachsen | |
| 2001-sep-14 | Laid down | Laid down F221 Hessen | |
| 2002-aug-16 | Launched | Launched F220 Hamburg | |
| 2002-nov-29 | | F219 Sachsen delivered to German Navy | |
| 2003-jul-26 | Launched | Launched F221 Hessen | |
| 2003-dec-31 | Commissioned | Commissioned F219 Sachsen | |
| 2004-sep | | F220 Hamburg delivered to German Navy | |
| 2004-dec-13 | Commissioned | Commissioned F220 Hamburg | |
| 2005-jun-24 | Deployment | Deployment F219 Sachsen Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, off Browndown anchorage | |
| 2005-jul-01 | Port Visit | Port Visit F219 Sachsen Present at International Festival of the Sea 2005, Portsmouth | |
| 2005-dec-07 | | F221 Hessen delivered to German Navy | |
| 2006-apr-21 | Commissioned | Commissioned F221 Hessen | |
| 2007-jun-04 | | F221 Hessen BALTOPS 07 participated with BALTOPS 07 | |
| 2010-jun-13 | | F221 Hessen Participated with 100 years AERONAVALE with R91 Charles de Gaulle at Rade d Hyeres. | |
| 2013-mar-23 | Deployment | Deployment F220 Hamburg simultaneous RAS from USNS Bridge with USS Dwight D Eisenhower while operating in the Arabian Sea. | |
| 2013-apr-12 | Port Visit | Port Visit F219 Sachsen 12-15apr13 visit Amsterdam | |
| 2013-apr-26 | Port Visit | Port Visit F221 Hessen on completion of Exercise Joint Warrior, visited Dublin in company with auxiliary FGS Rhon (A1443) and departed 29 Apr | |
| 2014-may-14 | Port Visit | Port Visit F220 Hamburg visit to Hamburg for the 825th anniversary of the port and to join the Hafengeburtstag celebrations. Moored alongside HMS Lancaster. | |
| 2014-jun-06 | Deployment | Deployment F220 Hamburg BALTOPS 14 participated with BALTOPS 2014 | |
| 2015-may-20 | Port Visit | Port Visit F219 Sachsen visit to West India Dock, until 25 May. | |
| 2015-oct | Deployment | Deployment F220 Hamburg Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015 | |
| 2015-oct | Deployment | Deployment F219 Sachsen Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015 | |
| 2015-oct | Deployment | Deployment F220 Hamburg SNMG2 flagship of SNMG2 | |
| 2018-jan-28 | Deployment | Deployment F221 Hessen departed Wilhelmshavn. Arrived NS Norfolk 28 Jan for 6 month work up and deployment with USS Harry S Truman Strike Group in US 6th Fleet area of operations. Returned to Wilhelmshavn 21 Jul. | |
| 2018-nov | Port Visit | Port Visit F220 Hamburg Visited Turku for Ex NoCo18 | |
| 2020-aug-19 | | F220 Hamburg EUNAVFOR MED IRINI In substitution of
F453 Spetsai | |
| 2021-may | | F220 Hamburg Formidable Shield 2021 | |
| 2024-feb-23 | Deployment | Deployment F221 Hessen Operation Aspides deployed on EUNAVFOR operation to protect shipping against Houthi missile / drone attack, principally in the Gulf of Aden. | |
| 2024-apr-06 | Deployment | Deployment F221 Hessen Operation Aspides engaged Houthi attack from Yemen, protecting merchant vessels in the southern Red Sea | |
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