Lübeck (F 224)
Lübeck (F224) | |
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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 |
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 .