German frigate Lübeck (F224)
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 In the Bay of Biscay in 1975 |
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| Career | Image:Flag de war ensign.jpg |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Stülcken & Sohn |
| Commissioned: | 6 June 1963 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 December 1988 |
| Fate: | Sold to Turkey for cannibalization |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,969 tons |
| Length: | 109.8 m |
| Beam: | 11.0 m |
| Draft: | 3.5 m |
| Propulsion: | CODAG: 2 x gas tubines of 8,832 kW each 4 x diesel engines of 2,208 kW each |
| Speed: | 34 knots maximum 24 knots cruise on diesel |
| Range: | 2,700 nautical miles at 22 knots 890 nautical miles at 29 knots |
| Complement: | 210 to 238 |
| Armament: | 2 x 100 mm / 55 caliber METL 53 guns 2 x twin 40 mm / 70 caliber Breda Mod 58 II MDL AA guns 2 x 40 mm / 70 caliber Bofors Mod 58 AA guns 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with Mark 44 torpedoes 2 x quad 375 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers Depth charges Mines |
German frigate Lübeck was a Köln class frigate which served in the German Federal Navy (Bundesmarine) from 1963 through 1988.
