German frigate Sachsen

	Sachsen at Wilhelmshaven in 2017
History
Germany
Name	Sachsen
Builder	Blohm+Voss, Hamburg
Laid down	1 February 1999
Launched	20 January 2001
Commissioned	4 November 2004
Identification	Pennant number: F219; MMSI number: 211210150; Call sign: DRAA;
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 × 76/62 Compact 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; 4 × SMG Heavy Machine Gun 12.7 mm; 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; 4 × decoy thrower MASS;
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.

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

^ "Fregatte Sachsen besitzt wieder ein Flugabwehrsystem". presseportal.de (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "The Sachsen class frigates".

[1] "Fregatte Sachsen besitzt wieder ein Flugabwehrsystem". presseportal.de (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[2] "The Sachsen class frigates".

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History
Sachsen at Wilhelmshaven in 2017
Germany
Name	Sachsen
Builder	Blohm+Voss, Hamburg
Laid down	1 February 1999
Launched	20 January 2001
Commissioned	4 November 2004
Identification	Pennant number: F219 MMSI number: 211210150 Call sign: DRAA
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 × 76/62 Compact 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^[1] 4 × SMG Heavy Machine Gun 12.7 mm 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 4 × decoy thrower MASS^[2]
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.