German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)

	Rheinland-Pfalz at the port of Hamburg in 2019.
History
Germany
Name	Rheinland-Pfalz
Namesake	Rheinland-Pfalz
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany
Builder	Lürssen, Wolgast Blohm+Voss, Hamburg
Laid down	29 January 2015
Launched	24 May 2017
Acquired	28 January 2022
Commissioned	13 July 2022
Identification	MMSI number: 211923000; Callsign: DRAG; Pennant number: F225;
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Baden-Württemberg-class frigate
Displacement	7,200 tonnes
Length	149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)
Beam	18.80 m (61 ft 8 in)
Draught	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	CODLAG; 1 × 20 MW gas turbine; 2 × 4.7 MW electric motors; 4 × 2.9 MW diesel generators; 3 × gearboxes: one for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gas turbine to them; 2 × shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers; 1 × 1 MW bow thruster;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h) on diesel only, 26 kn (48 km/h) max.
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	Submarine ROVs; 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB, capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h);
Capacity	Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers
Complement	190 (standard crew: 110)
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × Cassidian TRS-4D AESA radar; 2(?) × navigation radars; IFF; diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar); Laser warning; KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS; Link 11, Link 16, Link 22 communications systems;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System); ECM;
Armament	Naval guns:; 1 × 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun with guided VULCANO ammunition for land-attack missions (range: more than 100 km (62 mi)); 2 × 27 mm MLG 27 remote-controlled autocannons; 5 × 12.7 mm Hitrole-NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets; 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled); Anti-air missiles:; 2 × RAM Block II surface-to-air missile launcher/CIWS, 21 cells each; Anti-ship missiles:; 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack missile RBS 15 MK4 becomes available); Non-Lethal:; Water cannons;
Aircraft carried	2 × NH-90 helicopters

Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) is the fourth ship of the Baden-Württemberg-class frigates of the German Navy.

Background[edit]

Rheinland-Pfalz was designed and constructed by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen. She is part of the Baden-Württemberg class have the highest displacement of any class of frigate worldwide and are used to replace the Bremen class.^[1]^[2]

Construction and career[edit]

Rheinland-Pfalz was laid down on 29 January 2015 and launched on 24 May 2017 in Hamburg. She was delivered to the German Navy in January 2022^[3]^[4]^[5] and commissioned into service on 13 July of that year.^[6]

Gallery[edit]

Rheinland-Pfalz gallery
Rheinland-Pfalz at the port of Hamburg on 27 April 2019.
Rheinland-Pfalz at the port of Hamburg on 27 April 2019.

References[edit]

^ "Making Do With Less".
^ "First of TKMS built F-125 class Frigate "Baden-Württemberg" Christened for the German Navy". navyrecognition.com. 12 December 2013.
^ "TKMS Delivers 4th And Final F125 Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz"". Naval News. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
^ "Marine". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "Press releases". www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "German Navy commissions the fourth F125 frigate Rheinland Pfalz". navyrecognition.com. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

External links[edit]

Seaforces.org

[1] "Making Do With Less".

[2] "First of TKMS built F-125 class Frigate "Baden-Württemberg" Christened for the German Navy". navyrecognition.com. 12 December 2013.

[3] "TKMS Delivers 4th And Final F125 Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz"". Naval News. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

[4] "Marine". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[5] "Press releases". www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[6] "German Navy commissions the fourth F125 frigate Rheinland Pfalz". navyrecognition.com. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

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v t e Baden-Württemberg-class frigates
Baden-Württemberg Nordrhein-Westfalen Sachsen-Anhalt Rheinland-Pfalz
Preceded by: Sachsen class
List of frigates of the German Navy