German frigate Bayern

	Bayern in 2008
History
Germany
Name	Bayern
Namesake	Bavaria
Builder	Nordseewerke, Emden
Laid down	16 December 1993
Launched	30 June 1994
Commissioned	15 June 1996
Identification	MMSI number: 211210180; Pennant number: F217; Call sign: DRAJ;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Brandenburg-class frigate
Displacement	3,600 tons (4,490t full load)
Length	138.85 metres (455.5 ft)
Beam	16.7 metres (55 ft)
Draught	4.35 metres (14.3 ft) (6.3 metres (21 ft) 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 nautical miles (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;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	1 EADS FL 1800S ECM suite; two OTO-Melara SCLAR launcher; four TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher (currently under procurement);
Armament	Naval guns:; One OTO-Melara 76 mm/62Mk-75 multi-purpose naval gun; Two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons; Antiaircraft warfare:; One Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles (ESSM planned); CIWS:; Two x Mk 49 launcher for 21 x Rolling Airframe Missiles; Anti-ship missiles:; Four x MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles (To be replaced by 8 Harpoon missiles); Antisubmarine 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.

Bayern is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy.

History
Bayern in 2008
Germany
Name	Bayern
Namesake	Bavaria
Builder	Nordseewerke, Emden
Laid down	16 December 1993
Launched	30 June 1994
Commissioned	15 June 1996
Identification	MMSI number: 211210180 Pennant number: F217 Call sign: DRAJ
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Brandenburg-class frigate
Displacement	3,600 tons (4,490t full load)
Length	138.85 metres (455.5 ft)
Beam	16.7 metres (55 ft)
Draught	4.35 metres (14.3 ft) (6.3 metres (21 ft) 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 nautical miles (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
Electronic warfare & decoys	1 EADS FL 1800S ECM suite two OTO-Melara SCLAR launcher four TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher (currently under procurement)
Armament	Naval guns: One OTO-Melara 76 mm/62Mk-75 multi-purpose naval gun Two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons Antiaircraft warfare: One Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles (ESSM planned) CIWS: Two x Mk 49 launcher for 21 x Rolling Airframe Missiles Anti-ship missiles: Four x MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles (To be replaced by 8 Harpoon missiles) Antisubmarine 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.