German frigate Hessen

	Hessen in 2013
History
Germany
Name	Hessen
Builder	Nordseewerke, Emden
Laid down	14 September 2001
Launched	26 July 2003
Commissioned	21 April 2006
Identification	Pennant number: F221; MMSI number: 211906000; Call sign: DRAC;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Sachsen-class frigate
Displacement	5,800 tonnes
Length	143 m (469 ft)
Beam	17.44 m (57.2 ft)
Draught	6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion	CODAG (combined diesel and gas); 2 propeller shafts, controllable-pitch propellers; 2 MTU V20 diesel engines, 7.4 MW each; 1 General Electric LM2500 gas turbine;
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)+ at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	230 crew + 13 aircrew
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar (D band); 1 Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band); 1 Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system (fitted for but not with); 2 STN Atlas 9600-M multi-function I/J band ARPA radars; 1 STN Atlas MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system; 1 STN Atlas DSQS-24B bow sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	1 FL 1800 S II ECM suite; 6 Sippican Hycor SRBOC launcher;
Armament	1 OTO-Melara 76 mm dual-purpose gun; 2 Mauser MLG 27 27 mm autocannons; 1 MK. 41 VLS Tactical with 32 cells for 24 SM-2 Block IIIA and 32 RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packs per cell) surface-to-air missiles; 2 RAM launchers with 21 surface-to-air/CIWS-missiles each; 2 quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers; 2 triple torpedo launchers with EuroTorp MU90 Impact torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A or 2 NH90 helicopters equipped with torpedoes, air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua, and/or heavy machine gun.

Hessen is a Sachsen-class frigate of the German Navy.

History
Hessen in 2013
Germany
Name	Hessen
Builder	Nordseewerke, Emden
Laid down	14 September 2001
Launched	26 July 2003
Commissioned	21 April 2006
Identification	Pennant number: F221 MMSI number: 211906000 Call sign: DRAC
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Sachsen-class frigate
Displacement	5,800 tonnes
Length	143 m (469 ft)
Beam	17.44 m (57.2 ft)
Draught	6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion	CODAG (combined diesel and gas) 2 propeller shafts, controllable-pitch propellers 2 MTU V20 diesel engines, 7.4 MW each 1 General Electric LM2500 gas turbine
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)+ at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	230 crew + 13 aircrew
Sensors and processing systems	1 Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar (D band) 1 Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band) 1 Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system (fitted for but not with) 2 STN Atlas 9600-M multi-function I/J band ARPA radars 1 STN Atlas MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system 1 STN Atlas DSQS-24B bow sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	1 FL 1800 S II ECM suite 6 Sippican Hycor SRBOC launcher
Armament	1 OTO-Melara 76 mm dual-purpose gun 2 Mauser MLG 27 27 mm autocannons 1 MK. 41 VLS Tactical with 32 cells for 24 SM-2 Block IIIA and 32 RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packs per cell) surface-to-air missiles 2 RAM launchers with 21 surface-to-air/CIWS-missiles each 2 quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers 2 triple torpedo launchers with EuroTorp MU90 Impact torpedoes
Aircraft carried	2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A or 2 NH90 helicopters equipped with torpedoes, air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua, and/or heavy machine gun.