F 124 Sachsen class Guided-Missile Destroyer

Guided-Missile Destroyer F 124 Sachsen class

The 5.7 ton Sachsen class frigates replaced the 4.5 ton Lütjens class destroyers ( U.S. Charles F. Adams-class )

Derivatives / Succeeded by
2019	F 125 Baden-Württemberg class

Specifications

245

crew

143

light (tn)

5690

full load (tn)

17.44

beam (m)

draught (m)

4000

range (nm)

max speed (knots)

Naval Engine diesel - MTU

Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500

Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG

Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon

Missile Launcher Mk 41 VLS

Missile Launcher Mk 49 21-cell RAM

Naval Gun Mauser MLG 27 mm

Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm

Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC

Naval Radar long range search SMART-L

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
German Navy	Westland Super Lynx mk88a	1	2

Shipyards

Blohm + Voss -	1
Howaldtswerke -	1
Nordseewerke - Emder Hafen	1

List of Ships

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2003	--	German Navy	F219	Sachsen	DRAA - SN
2004	--	German Navy	F220	Hamburg	DRAB - HA
2006	--	German Navy	F221	Hessen	DRAC - HE
2019	--	German Navy	F222	F 125 Baden-Württemberg class Baden-Wurttemberg	DRAD

4 units

Events

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-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

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F 124 Sachsen class

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