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Aboard the Most Modern Ship of the German Navy WELCOME ABOARD THE MOST MODERN SHIP OF THE GERMAN NAVY 1 ABOUT It takes several years before the idea of a new frig- HESSEN left the dockyard for the first time to con- ate is formed and built and handed over to the duct first sea trials. owner. In the case of the SACHSEN-Class type On 21st April, more then ten years after the decision F124, the initial work began in June 1993. to construct the SACHSEN-Class was made, FGS The German government conducted a study to HESSEN was handed over to the German Navy. design a new type of frigate in order to replace the It is the third ship in German naval history that car- guided missile destroyers of the Lütjens-Class, ries the name HESSEN; The first ship named HESSEN which by that time were already 25 years in ser- was an imperial battleship in the beginning of the 20th vice and needed to be replaced. The new type of century. After that, a HAMBURG-Class destroyer of frigate should be a specialised major air defender. the Bundesmarine followed the tradition of the name Germany’s Federal Office for Defence Technology HESSEN. and Procurement specified the basic frame work but permitted the contractor a great amount of leeway regarding the design. American ships had been at the technological forefront up to this time. At the end of the definition phase, which lasted three years, a design had been created that defined new standards worldwide. The unusual feature of this project was the fact that the main components of the complex F124 system – such as radar equipment, automation, navigation and weapons system – were developed simultaneously with the construction of the frig- ates themselves. This way, the development and construction time of the project was significantly reduced. Frigate HESSEN conducting Flight Operations While some countries based their new concept of frigates on the HORIZON-Program, and others preferred the AEGIS Weapon System, Germany, Content together with the Netherlands and Canada, con- centrated on air defence capabilities and pursued About 2 the development of new radar sensors and air de- Air Defence 3 fence software. With a contract value of $1.5 bil- Armament 3 lion, it was one of the largest procurement pro- 3 grams of the German Armed Forces and involved Missions around 800 subcontractors throughout Germany Technical Data 4 as well as in other NATO countries. Numbers 4 On 14th September 2001, construction of FGS Curriculum Vitae CO 5 HESSEN began at the shipyard Nordseewerke in the Curriculum Vitae XO 6 city of Emden, Germany. In June 2003 Miss Anke Safety Information 7 Koch, wife of the Minister President of the Federal German state Hessen, was the guest of honour for Orientation on board 8 the naming ceremony. On 25th January 2005 the Public Affairs 9 Notes 10 2 AIR DEFENCE The frigates of the The wide range of risks SACHSEN-Class were which are now much designed to replace the more difficult to predict aging Guided Missile De- than in the past require stroyers of the LÜTJENS more flexibility in the use -Class thus filling the of military assets. Taking arising gap in the Force this into consideration the Air Defence capabilities. ship’s mission goes be- With this in mind, the yond that of solely Air goal was not only to re- Defence and provides the place the former capabili- ship with capabilities in all ties but also to extend warfare areas. Only this them to the field of Area can ensure the presence Frigate HESSEN taking omnidirectional threat Air Defence. This includ- and operational sustaina- To enable the German nificant share in NATO, ed the integration into bility required during op- Navy’s continuous par- EU and JOINT Opera- the NATO Air Defence erations in distant waters, ticipation in the broad tions, the SACHSEN- Ground Environment as i.e. embargo and crisis spectrum of maritime Class was designed to well as the edition of Full operations as well as the mission areas with its incorporate not only the Task Force Command support of Rapid Reaction own adequate qualita- latest but also proven and Control Facilities. Forces. tive and quantitive sig- technology in design. ARMAMENT The ship is provided with capabilities in Besides the standard artil- and detection radar hull is designed in char- leries the ship carries SMART-L are both new acteristic x-forms with all warfare areas, “Harpoon” missiles European develop- different inclinations of but its specialty is against surface targets, ments. Another new the outer skin contin- Standard Missile 2 against development is the ued into superstructure air warfare due to air/missile threat, and the command and weapons to reduce the radar long range radars “Rolling Airframe Missile” control system with a cross section which re- system for self-defence fully distributed data sults in F124 frigates and weapon purposes. The multifunc- processing system, a having an element of systems. tional Active Phased Array distributed real time stealth. Radar (APAR) and the and a redundant fiber long range air surveillance glass data network. The MISSIONS FGS HESSEN took part a “Major Air-Defender” as Operational Reserve of ensure the safety and in operation UNIFIL in the first ship of the Ger- 2015, FGS HESSEN, efficiency of future de- 2008, which had the pur- man Navy in the USS FGS BERLIN and FGS ployments. Another pose of interdicting the DWIGHT D. EISEN- BRANDENBURG, con- GOST was passed suc- smuggling of weapons HOWER Carrier Strike stituted the first contin- cessfully in 2017. At between Lebanon and Group. In 2011, FGS HES- gent of Operation SO- present FGS HESSEN is Hisbola militia. FGS HES- SEN conducted its first PHIA in the Mediterra- part of pre-deployment SEN was the first F124 German Operational Sea- nean Sea. After that training cycle and subse- frigate to take part in an training (GOST) in Ply- FGS HESSEN was fully quent operational de- international operation. mouth, Great Britain. As modernized at the ship- ployment of USS HAR- FGS HESSEN later part of the German yard, followed by a RY S. TRUMAN Carrier proved its capabilities as Armed Forces Maritime qualifying training to Strike Group. 3 TECHNICAL DATA In terms of engineering, For this, the F124 class throughout the ship, runs sors as well as weapon side great leaps in tech- is equipped with eleven and keeps all of the ships systems of the latest gen- nology were incorpo- independent ventilation technical systems and eration, this class will sig- rated into the ship. One zones. The whole sys- installations under sur- nificantly improve the was the introduction of tem is designed as a se- veillance, including the effectiveness and sustain- a newly developed ries of adjoining sub- propulsion unit, water ability of naval task cross connection gear- citadels, which provide supply, fire alarm, and groups. Moreover, the box – making one gas continuous protection electricity supply. Addi- modern communication turbine obsolete and against NBC-Warfare tionally, the ship is and electronic systems allowing to utilize both agents. A major role is equipped with the Com- allow a deployment as shafts with any engine also played by the newly prehensive Range User flag command ship in configuration. Great developed automation Interface plus an auto- joint and combined envi- emphasis was also equipment which, with matic malfunctions and ronments. placed on sustainability the help of 7000 meas- damage analysis system. and safety on board. uring points distributed With their modern sen- NUMBERS Principal Dimensions: Propulsion and Electrical Plant: Accommodation: Length, overall: 143,00m (435ft) CODAG: OTC/CO: 2 Length DWL: 132,15 m (400ft) 1 GT 23.500 kW Officers: 37 + 2 Breadth, Generator: 4 x 1.000 kW CPO: 64 + 4 H-Deck: 17,44 m (53ft) 2 shafts with CRP propellers Petty Officers / Ratings: 140 + 6 Displacement: 5.600 tons 2 main-reduction and 1 cross-connection gear Total: 255 Draught: 6,80 m (20ft) Single steering gear with rudder-roll-stabilizer Breadth DWL: 16,68 m (51ft) 2 Diesel Engines 7.400 kW each Diagram of Frigate HESSEN 4 COMMANDING OFFICER Commander Olliver Pfennig * 14th November 1974; married, one daughter Curriculum Vitae 07/94 – 09/95 Officer cadet training 10/95 – 03/99 Studied sports science, University of the Federal Armed Forces, Munich 04/99 – 06/00 Officer education and basic specialist training for naval operations 07/00 – 12/01 Surface Warfare Officer, 5th Fast Patrol Boat Squadron 01/02 – 09/03 Operations Officer, 7th Fast Patrol Boat Squadron 10/03 – 09/04 Extended specialist training for naval operations 10/04 – 08/07 Operations Officer, Frigate BRANDENBURG 09/07 – 06/10 Commanding Officer, 7th Fast Patrol Boat Squadron, S74 NERZ 07/10 – 09/12 Admiral Staff Officer Course (Advanced Command and Staff Course) 10/12 – 12/12 Executive Officer Current Operations, 2nd Frigate Squadron 01/13 – 05/14 Executive Officer, Frigate SACHSEN 06/14 – 07/15 Ministry of Defense, Department for Strategy and Operations, Desk Officer for Military Policy and Operations 07/15 – 09/16 Ministry of Defense, Personal Consultant, Director General Strategy and Operations since 09/16 Commanding Officer, Frigate HESSEN Deployments 05/02 – 09/02 Operation Enduring Freedom 02/06 – 04/06 Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 incl. Operation Active Endeavour 11/06 – 04/07 MAROPS UNIFIL 10/08 – 01/09 MAROPS UNIFIL 08/09 – 11/09 MAROPS UNIFIL 09/13 – 12/13 Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 incl. Operation Active Endeavour 5 EXECUTIVE OFFICER Commander Dennis Fauerbach * 14th August 1979; married, two daughters Curriculum Vitae 07/99 – 12/00 Officer cadet training 01/01 – 03/04 Studies
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