Bremen Class (F122) Frigates, Germany

Crew

203 plus 20 helicopter crew

Officer Accommodation

Single and 2-berth cabins

CPO Accommodation

2-berth and 4-berth

POS and Ratings

6, 8, 9 and 12-berth cabins

Overall Length

130m

Design Length

121.8m

Moulded Beam, at Design Draught

4.26m

Displacement

3,600t

Maximum Speed

30kt

Maximum Cruising Speed

18kt

Endurance

Over 40,000nm, up to three weeks

Auxiliary Systems

Full nuclear, chemical and biological warfare protection and air conditioning
2 x steam generators for heating
2 x fresh water evaporators
Fire-fighting plant
Facilities for replenishment at sea

Life-Saving Equipment

11 x inflatable rafts for 20 people each
1 x lifeboat

Combat Systems

Integrated CDS system
2 x Sea Lynx helicopters with dipping sonar and torpedo payload
Torpedoes, nissiles, guns, electronic warfare

Plant

2 separate propulsion plants

Turbine

2 x gas turbine GE-type LM 2500

Engine

2 x diesel engine MTU type 20V 956 TB 92

Gearboxes

2 x reduction gearboxes from Renk Tacke and BHS Getriebetechnik

Propellers

2 x five-bladed controllable-pitch propellers from Sulzer-Escher Wyss GmbH

Stability and Manouvrability

Stabilisers
Rudder
Anchor
1 x non-retractable silent fin stabilisers
1 x semi-balanced rudder with rotary vane-type rudder engine
1 x bow anchor with electrically driven anchor capstan, 1 warping capstan aft

Electrical Power

2 x generating plants, 1,500kW, generating 440V, 60cps, 3-phase primary power

Helicopter Capability

Facilities for two helicopters of up to 9.5t maximum take-off weight
Helicopter hauldown, securing and traversing system