German frigate Augsburg (F213)

Augsburg in 2015
History
Germany
NameAugsburg
BuilderBremer Vulkan, Bremen
Laid down4 April 1987
Launched17 September 1987
Commissioned3 October 1989
Decommissioned30 June 2019
Identification
Statusdecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeBremen-class frigate
Displacement3,680 tonnes (3,620 long tons)
Length130.50 m (428 ft 2 in)
Beam14.60 m (47 ft 11 in)
Draft6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × propeller shafts, controllable pitch, five-bladed Sulzer-Escher propellers
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Rangemore than 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement202 crew plus 20 aviation
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carriedPlace for 2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A helicopters equipped with torpedoes, air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua, and/or heavy machine gun.

Augsburg is a Bremen-class frigate of the German Navy. The vessel was laid down in April 1987 by Bremer Vulkan, in Bremen, Germany and launched on 17 September 1987. The vessel was commissioned on 3 October 1989. The ship has been deployed as part of Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa and Operation Atalanta in the Middle East and Indian Ocean and has seen service in the Mediterranean Sea. The vessel is currently based at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.