Rhineland-Palatinate (F 225)
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| Rhineland-Palatinate (F 225) | |
| Baden-Württemberg class | |
.jpg) F 225 |
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| Type | frigate |
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| Keel laying | January 29, 2015 |
| Launch | May 24, 2017 |
| Namesake | State of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Commissioning | planned 3rd quarter 2021 |
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| For technical data see frigate F125 | |
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F 225 |
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The Rhineland-Palatinate is under construction frigate of the German Navy and the fourth unit of the Baden-Wuerttemberg class , also called F125 class. The warship named after the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate is the second unit of this name in a German navy after the Bremen-class frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F 209), which was decommissioned in 2013 . A warship with the name of a part of today's federal state, the SMS Rheinland , was in the Imperial Navy .
history
The Rhineland-Palatinate was laid on January 29, 2015 in cooperation between ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and the Lürssen shipyard group in Hamburg . The ceremonial christening took place on May 24, 2017 in Hamburg. Godmother was the Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, Malu Dreyer . In June 2019 the ship carried out a shipyard test run. Commissioning and handover to the 4th frigate squadron is planned for the 3rd quarter of 2021.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Rhineland-Palatinate" baptized by Blohm + Voss. NDR, May 24, 2017, accessed May 25, 2017 .
- ↑ Baden-Württemberg class F125. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .