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. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 571 pixelsFull resolution (2100 × 1500 pixel, file size: 609 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Mayport, Fla. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Germany. ... A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of length. ... A knot is a unit of speed abbreviated kt or kn. ... For the bird, see Frigatebird. ... American troops mount an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defence, is any method of engaging military aircraft in combat from the ground. ... The F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigates. ... F-117 Stealth Fighter Stealth technology covers a range of techniques used with aircraft, ships and missiles, in order to make them less visible (ideally invisible) to radar, infrared and other detection methods. ... APAR AESA An Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), also known as active phased array radar is a revolutionary type of radar whose transmitter and receiver functions are composed of numerous small transmit/receive (T/R) modules that each scan a small fixed area, negating the need for a moving antenna. ... SMART-L F220 Hamburg of the German Navy with SMART-L radar (Signal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Tracking, L band) is a long-range search radar for naval ships developed by former Hollandse Signaalapparaten (Signaal), now Thales Naval Nederland. ...

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. “EUR” redirects here. ... German frigate Karlsruhe rescuing shipwrecked people off the coast of Somalia while participating in the international anti-terror operation ENDURING FREEDOM, April 2005 The Laboe Naval Memorial for sailors who lost their lives at sea during the World Wars and while on duty at sea and U 995 Modern air... The De Zeven Provinciën class frigates are highly advanced air-defence frigates in service with the Koninklijke Marine (Dutch Navy). ...

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. Mölders as museum ship The Type 103 Lütjens class was the last class of destroyers in service with the German Navy. ...

Specifications

• Length: 143.0 m
• Beam: 17.44 m
• Draft: 5.0 m
• Tonnage: 5,690 tons
• Propulsion: combined diesel and gas system
  • 2 propeller shafts, controllable pitch propellers
  • 2 MTU V20 diesel engines, 7.4 MW each
  • 1 General Electric LM2500 gas turbine,
  • 2 Renk ASM 195 F gearboxes (for the diesel engines)
  • 1 Renk AS 2/290 gearbox (gas turbine and cross connection)
  • 4 1000 kW Deutz 16/628 diesel-generators
  • Range: 4000+ nautical miles at 18kts, 21 days endurance
  • Maximum Speed: 29 kts (18 kts on diesels alone)
• Sensors:
  • 2 STN Atlas 9600-M multi-function I/J band ARPA radars
  • 1 Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar
  • 1 Thales Nederlands APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band)
  • 1 Thales Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system (fitted for but not with)
  • 1 STN Atlas MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system
  • 1 STN Atlas DSQS-24B bow sonar
• Countermeasures:
  • 1 FL 1800 S II ECM suite
  • 6 Sippican Hycor SRBOC launcher
• Communication: Link 16 and Link 11
• Armament:
  • 1 vertical launch system with 32 cells for 32 ESSM (4 per cell) and 24 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 RAM launchers with 21 surface-to-air/CIWS-missiles each
  • 2 quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launcher
  • 1 OTO-Melara 76 mm dual-purpose gun
  • 2 Mauser MLG 27 27 mm autocannons (replacing Rheinmetall Rh-202 cannons)
  • 2 triple torpedo launchers with EuroTorp MU90 Impact torpedo
• Aircraft:
  • 2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A or 2 NH90 helicopters
• Endurance: 3 weeks
• Complement: 230+13

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APAR AESA An Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), also known as active phased array radar is a revolutionary type of radar whose transmitter and receiver functions are composed of numerous small transmit/receive (T/R) modules that each scan a small fixed area, negating the need for a moving antenna. ... An infra-red search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infra-red sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation such as jet aircraft and helicopters. ... A forward looking infrared (FLIR) system is a television camera that takes pictures in infrared. ... The F70 type frigates (here, La Motte-Picquet) are fitted with VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) type DUBV43 or DUBV43C towed sonars SONAR (SOund Navigation And Ranging) â€” or sonar â€” is a technique that uses sound propagation under water (primarily) to navigate, communicate or to detect other vessels. ... 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Images

F220 Hamburg in Hamburg Harbour Image File history File links Download high resolution version (709x690, 52 KB) Summary The German Sachsen-class frigate F220 Hamburg in Hamburg Harbour Shamelessly stolen from de:Bild:F_220_Fregatte_Hamburg. ... Landungsbrücken (“Jetties”), in St. ...

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F220 Hamburg (F 220) in Hamburg Habour Image File history File links Size of this preview: 625 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (747 × 717 pixel, file size: 64 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) F220 Hamburg, a Sachsen class frigate of the German Navy in Hamburg harbour. ...

F220 Hamburg, commissioned 2005 Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2048, 334 KB) Bildbeschreibung: Fregatte Hamburg der Deutschen Marine. ...

List of ships

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See also

• De Zeven Provinciën class frigate  Netherlands
• F125 class frigate  Germany
• Brandenburg class frigate  Germany
• Lütjens class destroyer  Germany

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Sachsen class

• Fregatte SACHSEN-Klasse (in German) - @ Marine (official homepage of the German Navy)
• SACHSEN CLASS @ naval-technology.com
• Fregatte "Sachsen" (F124) (in German) @ hansa-online.de