Lübeck (F 224)
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| Lübeck (F224) | |
| Cologne class | |
 Frigate Lübeck (F 224) in 1975 in the Bay of Biscay |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Escort boat, later frigate |
| Shipyard | |
| Keel laying | October 28, 1959 |
| Launch | July 26, 1960 |
| Namesake | City of Lübeck |
| Commissioning | July 6, 1963 |
| Decommissioning | December 1, 1988 |
| home port | Wilhelmshaven |
| Whereabouts | sold to the Turkish Navy as a spare parts carrier |
| Technical specifications | |
| See: Main page of the class | |
| Callsign / identifier |
DBSI + DRAO / F 224 |
| Insinuation |
2nd escort squadron , later 2nd frigate squadron |
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The Lübeck was a frigate of the German Navy and a fifth unit of the F120 class , also Cologne class. She was the third ship that was named after the Hanseatic city of Lübeck in a German Navy.
Predecessors were the Radkorvette Lübeck of the Reichsflotte and the small cruiser of the Imperial Navy Lübeck .