Brandenburg-class frigate

	Schleswig-Holstein on 26 September 2010
Class overview
Name	Brandenburg class
Builders	Blohm + Voss; Howaldtswerke; Nordseewerke; Bremer Vulkan;
Operators	German Navy
Preceded by	Bremen-class frigate; Hamburg-class destroyer;
Succeeded by	Sachsen class
Cost	€303 million per unit
Built	1992–1996
In commission	1994–present
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,600 tons (4,490 t full load)
Length	138.85 m (455 ft 7 in)
Beam	16.7 m (54 ft 9 in)
Draught	4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) (6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) over sonar)
Propulsion	CODOG (combined diesel or gas); two propeller shafts, controllable pitch propellers; two MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines, 8.14 MW each; two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 38 MW total; two Renk BGS 178 Lo gearboxes;
Speed	>29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	26 officers, 193 enlisted
Sensors &; processing systems	One Thales LW08 air search D band radar; one Thales SMART-S air/surface surveillance F band radar; two Thales STIR 180 fire-control radar; two Raytheon Redpath I band navigation radar; one STN Atlas DSQS-23BZ hull-mounted sonar; one STN Atlas TASS 6-3 (LFTASS) towed array sonar (Bayern only);
Electronic warfare; & decoys	1 EADS FL 1800S ECM suite; four TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy dispenser (replaced two OTO-Melara SCLAR dispensers in 2009);
Armament	Naval guns:; One OTO-Melara 76 mm/62 Mk 75 multi-purpose naval gun; Two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons; Anti-aircraft warfare:; One Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles (ESSM planned); CIWS:; Two Mk 49 launchers for 21 x Rolling Airframe Missiles; Anti-ship missiles:; Two quadruple launchers for 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles) (replaced two twin launchers for 4 x MM38 Exocet missiles); Anti-submarine warfare:; Four 324 mm torpedo tubes, Mk 46 torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	Two Sea Lynx helicopters equipped with ASW torpedoes, or air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua, and a heavy machine gun.

The F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigate. They were ordered by the German Navy in June 1989 and completed and commissioned between 1994 and 1996, replacing the Hamburg-class destroyers. The ships primarily carry out anti-submarine warfare (ASW), but they also contribute to local anti-aircraft defenses, the tactical command of squadrons, and surface-to-surface warfare operations. Together with the F124 Sachsen-class frigates, they are the mainstay of the German surface fleet.

Class overview
Schleswig-Holstein on 26 September 2010
Name	Brandenburg class
Builders	Blohm + Voss Howaldtswerke Nordseewerke Bremer Vulkan
Operators	German Navy
Preceded by	Bremen-class frigate Hamburg-class destroyer
Succeeded by	Sachsen class
Cost	€303 million per unit
Built	1992–1996
In commission	1994–present
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,600 tons (4,490 t full load)
Length	138.85 m (455 ft 7 in)
Beam	16.7 m (54 ft 9 in)
Draught	4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) (6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) over sonar)
Propulsion	CODOG (combined diesel or gas) two propeller shafts, controllable pitch propellers two MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines, 8.14 MW each two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 38 MW total two Renk BGS 178 Lo gearboxes
Speed	>29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	26 officers, 193 enlisted
Sensors & processing systems	One Thales LW08 air search D band radar one Thales SMART-S air/surface surveillance F band radar two Thales STIR 180 fire-control radar two Raytheon Redpath I band navigation radar one STN Atlas DSQS-23BZ hull-mounted sonar one STN Atlas TASS 6-3 (LFTASS) towed array sonar (Bayern only)
Electronic warfare & decoys	1 EADS FL 1800S ECM suite four TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy dispenser (replaced two OTO-Melara SCLAR dispensers in 2009)
Armament	Naval guns: One OTO-Melara 76 mm/62 Mk 75 multi-purpose naval gun Two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons Anti-aircraft warfare: One Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles (ESSM planned) CIWS: Two Mk 49 launchers for 21 x Rolling Airframe Missiles Anti-ship missiles: Two quadruple launchers for 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles) (replaced two twin launchers for 4 x MM38 Exocet missiles) Anti-submarine warfare: Four 324 mm torpedo tubes, Mk 46 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	Two Sea Lynx helicopters equipped with ASW torpedoes, or air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua, and a heavy machine gun.