F125 is the project name for the Type 125 class of frigates, currently in development for the German Navy by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen. For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship The German Navy ( Deutsche Marine ( is the Navy of Germany and part of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together ThyssenKrupp AG ( is a large German industrial conglomerate, with more than 200000 employees Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German Shipbuilding company based in Bremen-Vegesack. F125 is officially classified as frigates but in size and role they could be classified as destroyers, since, with a displacement of 6,800 tons, they will be the biggest class of frigates worldwide.

In contrast to the Bremen class, which were built with cold war scenarios in mind, the F125 will have much enhanced land-attack capabilities. Employment During the Cold War period the ships' main war task was to escort Convoys for reinforcement and resupply of Allied forces in Europe. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the This will better suit frigates in possible future peacekeeping and peacemaking missions. Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace Peacemaking is a form of Conflict resolution which focuses on establishing Equal power relationships that will be robust enough to forestall future conflict and establishing For such reasons, the F125 will also mount non-lethal weapons.

Major design goals are reduced radar, infrared and acoustic signatures (stealth technology), something that was introduced to the German Navy with the Sachsen class frigate and was further developed with the Braunschweig class corvette. Stealth technology also known as LOT (Low Observability Technology is a sub-discipline of military Electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques used with The German Navy ( Deutsche Marine ( is the Navy of Germany and part of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces Images List of ships See also ''De Zeven Provinciën'' class frigate ''F125'' class frigate Technical details They feature reduced radar and infrared signature (" stealth " beyond the Sachsen class frigate) and should have been equipped with

Other important requirements are long maintenance periods: It should be able to deploy F125 class frigates for up to two years away from homeports with an average sea operation time of more than 5,000 hours per year (that's nearly 60%). For this reason, a combined diesel-electric and gas arrangement has been chosen for the machinery. COmbined Diesel-eLectric And Gas (CODLAG is a modification of the Combined diesel and gas propulsion system for Ships A CODLAG system employs Electric motors This allows the replacement of large and powerful diesel engines for propulsion and sets of smaller diesel generators for electric power generation with a pool of med-sized diesel generators, reducing the number of different engines. A diesel engine is an Internal combustion engine which operates using the Diesel cycle (named after Dr A diesel generator is the combination of a Diesel engine with an Electrical generator (often called an Alternator) to generate electric energy

To enhance survivability of the frigates, important systems are laid out in the two island principle, i. e. present at least twice at different places within the ship. This is also visible in the superstructures, which are split in two larger pyramidal deck houses. A pyramid is a Building where the upper surfaces are triangular and converge on one point The aerials of the phased array radar will be distributed over the two pyramids. This article is about general theory and electromagnetic phased array This will ensure that the ship remains operational in case of severe damage, such as accidents or enemy action. It will also allow F125 frigates to keep station if needed when something breaks down and no replacement is available.

An initial batch of 4 frigates was ordered by the German Navy on June 26th, 2007. [1]. The initial batch of 4 ships costs around 2. 2 billion Euros. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e In April 2007, a contract with Finmeccanica was signed for delivery of Otobreda 127mm Volcano main guns as well as remote-controlled light gun turrets for the F125. Finmeccanica SpA is an Italian conglomerate. Finmeccanica is the second largest industrial group and the largest of the Hi-tech industrial groups based Oto Melara is an Italian defence company with factories in Brescia and La Spezia. [2]. The initially considered 155mm MONARC gun, as well as the naval GMLRS rocket launcher, were dropped due to problems with the navalization of these land-based systems. Modular Naval Artillery Concept (MONARC was a study of the German defence industry about mounting the turret of the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer on a Naval ship The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS is a MRL, a type of Rocket artillery. [3]. The deal with Oto Melara had become opportune, because Germany still had counter trade obligations towards Italy, as Italy had purchased two German U212A class submarines.

Contents 1 Preliminary Specifications 2 External links 3 References 4 See also

Preliminary Specifications

(Note that the final design may differ. )^[1]

• Length: 148 m
• Beam: 18 m
• Draft: 5 m
• Displacement: around 6800 t
• Propulsion: CODLAG
  • 1 20 MW gas turbine
  • 2 4. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The draft (or draught) of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the Waterline and the bottom of the hull ( Keel) with the thickness Tonnage is a measure of the size or Cargo capacity of a Ship. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. COmbined Diesel-eLectric And Gas (CODLAG is a modification of the Combined diesel and gas propulsion system for Ships A CODLAG system employs Electric motors The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a rotary Engine that extracts energy from a flow of Combustion gas 7 MW electric motors
  • 4 2. An electric motor uses Electrical energy to produce Mechanical energy. 9 MW diesel generators
  • 3 gearboxes: 2 for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gasturbines to them. A diesel generator is the combination of a Diesel engine with an Electrical generator (often called an Alternator) to generate electric energy
  • 2 shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers
  • Speed: 20 kn on diesel only, 26—27 kn max. A controllable pitch propeller (CPP or variable pitch propeller is a special type of Propeller with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change their
  • Range: 4000 nmi
  • 1 1 MW bow thruster
• Sensors:
  • 1 Phased array radar
  • 2(?) navigation radars
  • IFF mode S
  • Sonar
  • Laser warning
  • FL1800S ESM suite
• Communications: Link 11, Link 16, Link 22
• Countermeasures:
  • 4 Decoy launchers (MASS)
  • ECM
• Armament:
  • Vertical launching system
  • 8 RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles
  • 2 RAM surface-to-air missile launcher/CIWS, 21 cells each
  • 1 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun with guided VULCANO ammunition for land-attack missions (range: 120 km)
  • 2 27 mm MLG 27 remote-controlled autocannons
  • 5 12. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. A bow thruster, is a propulsion device built into or mounted to the bow of a Ship or Boat to enhance its maneuverability This article is about general theory and electromagnetic phased array Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships In Telecommunications, identification friend or foe (IFF is a Cryptographic identification System designed for command and control Sonar (which started as an Acronym for sound navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses Sound propagation (usually underwater to navigate In military Telecommunications the terms Electronic Support (ES or Electronic Support Measures (ESM describe the division of Electronic warfare involving TADIL-A / Link 11 is a secure half-duplex TADIL radio link used by NATO that receives or transmits--but not both simultaneously--a sequential data exchange Link 16 is a Military inter-computer Data exchange format of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Link 22 is a NATO standard for wireless information interchange between military units A decoy is usually a person device or event meant as a distraction to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for Electronic Countermeasures ( ECM') are a subsection of Electronic warfare which includes any sort of electrical or electronic device designed to trick A Vertical Launching System ( VLS) is a type of Missile -firing system used aboard the Submarines and surface vessels of several navies around the The Harpoon is an all-weather over-the-horizon, Anti-ship missile system developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Integrated Anti-ship missiles are a Missile designed for use against Ships Most anti-ship missiles are of the Sea-skimming type and use a combination of The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM is a small lightweight Infrared homing Surface-to-air missile in use by the United States Navy, Turkish A surface to air missile ( SAM) or ground-to-air missile ( GTAM) is a Missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy Aircraft A Close-in weapon system (CIWS is a naval shipboard Point-defense weapon for detecting and destroying incoming Anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft Users The Otobreda 127/54 Compact The BK 27 (also BK27 or BK-27) (German acronym for "Bordkanone" translation on-board cannon is a 27 mm Autocannon manufactured by An autocannon is a rapid fire projectile Weapon. Autocannon often have a larger Caliber (calibre than a Machine gun (i 7 mm Hitrole-NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets
  • 2 12. 7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled)
  • Water cannons
• Other equipment:
  • 2 search lights
  • Submarine ROVs
  • 4 11 m dinghies, over 40kts fast
  • Space for two 6. A heavy machine gun refers to either a larger-caliber high-power Machine gun or one of the smaller medium-caliber (rifle caliber machine guns meant for prolonged firing from A water cannon is a device that shoots a high- Pressure stream of Water. A searchlight is an apparatus with Reflectors for projecting a powerful beam of Light of approximately parallel rays in a particular Remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs is the common accepted name for tethered underwater Robots in the offshore industry A dinghy is a type of small Boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel 1 m container
• Hangar facility: 2 NH-90 helicopters
• Complement: 160 (including 50 KSK/commando)

External links

• F125 on the website of the German Navy (in German)

References

1. ^ http://www.marineforum.info/HEFT_1_2-2008/F125/f125.html

• Soldat und Technik, 11/2005 (in German)

See also

• Sea Shadow (IX-529)  United States
• USS Independence (LCS-2)  United States
• USS Freedom (LCS-1)  United States
• Sea Fighter  United States
• La Fayette class frigate  France
• Visby class corvette  Sweden
• Sachsen class frigate  Germany
• Braunschweig class corvette  Germany
• Zeven Provinciën class frigate  Netherlands

Containerization (or containerisation) is a system of Intermodal freight transport Cargo Transport using standard ISO containers A hangar is an enclosed structure to hold Aircraft in protective storage The NHI NH90 is a medium sized twin-engine multi-role military Fly-by-wire Helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries, a company established by The Kommando Spezialkräfte ( Special Forces Command, KSK is part of Germany 's Special Forces. In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. Development Sea Shadow was built in 1985 and used in secret but in normal service until its public debut in 1994 to examine the application of Stealth The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Description The design for Independence (LCS 2 is based on a proven high-speed trimaran hull built by Austal (Henderson Australia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Design The USS Freedom is the first of two dramatically different LCS designs being produced the other USS ''Independence'' (LCS-2, is a Trimaran under The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Description Sea Fighter's hull is of a SWATH design constructed out of aluminum. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the French version Context In the late 1980s the Marine Nationale started the studies for frigates adapted to low-intensity conflicts in the post-Cold War era This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. History Much of the design was based on the experiences learned from the experimental ship HMS Smyge. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Images List of ships See also ''De Zeven Provinciën'' class frigate ''F125'' class frigate Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Technical details They feature reduced radar and infrared signature (" stealth " beyond the Sachsen class frigate) and should have been equipped with Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. List of ships The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands

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