German frigate Brandenburg

Brandenburg in 2013
History
Germany
NameBrandenburg
BuilderBlohm+Voss, Hamburg
Laid down11 February 1992
Launched28 August 1992
Commissioned14 October 1994
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeBrandenburg-class frigate
Displacement3,600 tons (4,490t full load)[1]
Length138.85 metres (455.5 ft)[1]
Beam16.7 metres (55 ft)[1]
Draught4.35 metres (14.3 ft) (6.3 metres (21 ft) over sonar)[1]
Propulsion
Speed>29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)[1]
Range4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[1]
Complement26 officers, 193 enlisted[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carriedTwo Sea Lynx helicopters equipped with ASW torpedoes, or air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua, and a heavy machine gun.

Brandenburg is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, and the lead ship of her class.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Naval Institute Press. p. 246. ISBN 9781591149552.