Rhineland-Palatinate (F 209)
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| Rhineland-Palatinate (F 209) | |
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_in_the_Med_in_March_2012.jpg) Frigate Rhineland-Palatinate (2012) |
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| Overview | |
| Type | frigate |
| Shipyard |
Blohm + Voss , Hamburg (final equipment at Bremer Vulkan AG) |
| Keel laying | September 25, 1979 |
| Launch | 3rd September 1980 |
| Namesake | State of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Commissioning | May 9, 1983 |
| Decommissioning | 22th of March 2013 |
| home port | Wilhelmshaven |
| Whereabouts | 2017 demolition in Aliaga |
| Technical specifications | |
| For technical data see main page of the class | |
| Association membership |
4th frigate squadron |
| Callsign / identifier |
DRAS / F 209 |
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The frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F 209) was a German warship of the Bremen class .
history
The frigate Rheinland-Pfalz was the third ship of a class of warships of the German Navy called missile frigate .
The class 122 frigates were the first German warships with combined diesel-gas turbine propulsion , in contrast to the steam turbine or CODAG propulsion on the class 120 frigates, which had been used on destroyers until then . The frigate as a class is characterized by its global applicability, which is made possible by long periods of standing at sea. That is why all administrative functions are mapped on board a frigate that are necessary for the self-sufficient management of such a unit, and so many personnel are carried along that the operation and use of the ship was limited or limited only by consumables (fuel, provisions, etc.) could be extended by subsequent supply at sea.
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Calls
The Rhineland-Palatinate has been involved in several missions abroad since its commissioning , including
- the embargo operation Sharp Guard (1992–1996) in the Adriatic against the former Yugoslavia
- 1999 Operation Allied Force in the Adriatic.
- 2001 Destroyer Exercise (DESEX)
- 2004 Operation Enduring Freedom in the Horn of Africa / Gulf of Aden
- 2005 Operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean
- 2006 EAV GOOD HOPE II deployment training association
- 2009 Operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean
- 2009 Operation Atalanta in the Horn of Africa EUNAVFOR
- 2011 EAV deployment training association
- 2012 Operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean
On January 22nd, 2009 the frigate Rhineland-Palatinate set sail for the Horn of Africa to take part in the anti- piracy mission Atalanta . This operation aims to deter and combat the pirates operating off the coast of Somalia . On the one hand, humanitarian aid for the needy Somali population, endangered by pirate attacks, was to be secured. On the other hand, the operation was supposed to secure civil shipping traffic on the trade routes there, prevent hostage-taking and ransom extortion and enforce international law .
On March 3, 2009, some pirates were arrested after attacking a freighter. Helicopters from the frigate Rhineland-Palatinate and the USS Monterey were involved .
On March 30, 2009, the frigate hit another blow against the pirates. These had attacked the Bundeswehr's fuel tanker Spessart and were caught and caught after several hours of pursuit.
At the end of February 2011, the frigate, along with other naval ships, received orders to march to the Libyan coast to help evacuate German citizens. On March 5, 2011, the Rhineland-Palatinate took several hundred Egyptian refugees on board in the port of the Tunisian city of Gabès, together with the Brandenburg and the task force provider Berlin, in order to bring them home by sea.
On February 1, 2012, the frigate set sail for its last participation in an international association, the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1), towards the Mediterranean.
On September 11, 2012, the frigate was taken out of active service, the commander was bid farewell and official business was transferred to the chief officer until it was finally decommissioned.
On March 22, 2013, the Rhineland-Palatinate was decommissioned as the second Bremen-class ship.
In April 2017 (as of March 2017), the Rhineland-Palatinate was auctioned for demolition via the state-owned VEBEG . In December 2017 the ship reached Aliağa for demolition .
The successor ship was on 24 May 2017 from the Rhineland-Palatinate Minister President Malu Dreyer in the name of Rhineland-Palatinate baptized.
Characteristics of the frigate Rhineland-Palatinate
The frigate Rheinland-Pfalz , like the sister ships, was designed as a multi-purpose frigate . In addition to submarine hunts , the class 122 frigates are also able to use anti-ship missiles type Harpoon to fight enemy ships beyond the horizon and to target torpedoes with the help of the Sea Lynx on-board helicopter in over-the-horizon warfare bring to. In addition, the equipment with extensive radar and EloKa systems enables sea area surveillance and the implementation of embargo operations.
- Class: BREMEN Class (F122)
- Identifier : F209
- NATO Classification: FFGH ( FF rigate, large category, G uided Missile, H elicopter)
- Call sign: DRAS (Delta-Romeo-Alpha-Sierra)
- Shipyard: Blohm & Voss , Hamburg;
- Build number: 911
- Equipment: Bremer Vulkan
- Association membership: 4th frigate squadron , which is subordinate to the Einsatzflotille 2 , (base: Wilhelmshaven )
- Crew: military, max. 220 men
- Fixed armament: Artillery 1 × ship gun 76 mm (manufacturer: Oto Melara ), 2 × marine light gun (MLG) 27 mm; Guided missiles (missiles, FK) 2 × RAM (FK defense), max. 8 × HARPOON (ship-to-ship), RIM-7 Sea Sparrow 8-way launcher (ship-to-ship / air-to-ship); Chaff (decoy) 4 × 6-fold launcher; Torpedoes 2 × 2. Additionally, depending on the mission: Mounted handguns (e.g. MG3 , heavy MG, etc.)
Board organization
The frigate Rheinland-Pfalz , like all frigates in the Navy, has an on-board organization in main sections (HAs):
- HA 100: navigation and deck service; covers the tasks necessary for nautical guidance of the ship
- HA 200: propulsion, electrical supply and ship safety ; covers the tasks required to maintain technical operations (tunneling, electricity, water, heat, and cold supply) and technical safety
- HA 300: command and control weapons technology; covers the tasks required to maintain and prepare the weapons and electronic systems for combat readiness
- HA 400: administration, supply and catering; covers the tasks required for the proper handling of administrative tasks (salaries, personnel matters, etc.), materials management and catering
- HA 500: Aviation Service; covers all tasks necessary for helicopter flight operations (not embarked on all mission trips)
- HA 600: Operation and command and control; covers all tasks necessary for the deployment of the warship, such as communication, situation mapping, use of weapons, deployment of special forces
- Supervisor structure: Commander (+), first officer (IO), main section chief (HAL), section chief (AL), section boatmen (AB), section sergeants, crews. In addition, main section boatman (HAB) for administrative support of the HAL and ship sergeant (SWM) in the function of the company sergeant (KpFw).
Commanders
| No. | Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
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| 1. | Frigate Captain Klaus-Dietrich von Poser and Groß-Nädlitz
(Building instruction from 1980 to May 1983) |
May 1983 | September 1985 |
| 2. | Frigate Captain Reinhold Siebert | September 1985 | March 1988 |
| 3. | Frigate Captain Michael Strenger | March 1988 | September 1992 |
| 4th | Frigate Captain Wolfgang Beutke | September 1992 | April 1994 |
| 5. | Frigate Captain Heinrich Liebig (IO - entrusted with the conduct of business) | April 1994 | April 1995 |
| 6th | Frigate Captain Martin Krebs | April 1995 | March 1997 |
| 7th | Frigate Captain Heinz-Uwe Schäfer | March 1997 | July 1999 |
| 8th. | Frigate Captain Michael Plettau | July 1999 | September 2002 |
| 9. | Frigate Captain Thomas Braun | September 2002 | November 2005 |
| 10. | Frigate Captain Thomas Hacken | November 2005 | August 2008 |
| 11. | Frigate Captain Markus Rehbein | August 2008 | January 2011 |
| 12. | Frigate Captain Trond Blindow | January 2011 | September 2012 |
| 13. | Frigate Captain Dirk-Oliver Jankowski (IO - entrusted with running the business) | September 2012 | March 2013 |
literature
- Heiko Herold: With the frigate Rhineland-Palatinate in the Kosovo war . In: Hans Jürgen Witthöft (Hrsg.): Köhler's fleet calendar 2003. International seafaring yearbook . Hamburg 2002, pp. 209-213.
Web links
- The frigates of the "Bremen" class (122) on marine.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Blechschmidt: Use in the Horn of Africa. Bundeswehr thwarted pirate attack. In: sueddeutsche.de. May 17, 2010, archived from the original on June 19, 2009 ; Retrieved November 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Turkey Joins Counterpiracy Mission ( Memento from March 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Faz.net: Mission "Atalanta" - criminal complaint in Kiel against pirates. Accessed on March 2, 2011
- ↑ faz.net: EU does not rule out military operations . Retrieved February 24, 2011
- ↑ BMVg press and information staff: Bundeswehr begins to evacuate hundreds of refugees in North Africa. In: Humanitarian use. Bundeswehr, March 5, 2011, accessed on November 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Press and Information Center Navy: Frigate RHEINLAND-PFALZ joins NATO association. In: missions and maneuvers. Bundeswehr (Navy), February 1, 2012, accessed on November 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Michael Halama: Farewell to the “most beautiful ship in the fleet” is approaching. The last arrival of the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" - Federal President just on board. In: NWZ online. August 27, 2012, accessed November 28, 2014 .
- ^ All hands on board: "Rhineland-Palatinate" a. D. ( Memento of March 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). www.ndr.de. 22th of March 2013.
- ↑ frigate 122/03 "ex Rheinland-Pfalz" ( Memento of 14 March 2017 Internet Archive )
- ↑ Announcement in SWR 1 on May 24, 2017
- ↑ frigate 122/03 "ex Rheinland-Pfalz" ( Memento of 14 March 2017 Internet Archive )
- ↑ Wolfgang Harnack: The destroyer flotilla of the German Navy from 1958 to today . Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-7822-0816-1 , p. 145 .