German frigate Lübeck (F224)

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F224 Lubeck
In the Bay of Biscay in 1975
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 (63 km/h) maximum
24 knots (44 km/h) cruise on diesel
Range: 2,700 nautical miles (5,000 km) at 22 knots (41 km/h)
890 nautical miles (1,650 km) at 29 knots (54 km/h)
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.

Lübeck following McDonnell and Van Nes into Lisbon in February 1975
Lübeck following McDonnell and Van Nes into Lisbon in February 1975

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