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German Navy - Deutsche Marine Type 101 (101A) Hamburg class Destroyer |
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D 181 FGS Hamburg (1964-94) D 182 FGS Schleswig-Holstein (1964-94) D 183 FGS Bayern (1965-93) D 184 FGS Hessen (1968-90) |
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Builder: H. C. Stülcken & Sohn, Hamburg, Germany Displacement: 4050 tons (full load) Length: 133,7 meters (438 feet 8 inches) Beam: 13,4 meters (44 ft) Draft: 4,8 meters (15.9 ft) Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h) Range: 3400 NM (6300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) Complement: 284 Propulsion: 2 x steam turbines / 4 x Wahodag boilers (68000 shp) 2 shafts, 2 propellers Armament: as built: 4 x DCN single 100mm/L55 guns 4 x Bofors 40mm/L70 twin AA guns 5 x 533mm integrated torpedo tubes (3 bow / 2 stern) 2 x 533mm single torpedo tubes 2 x Bofors M/50 375mm quadruple ASW rocket launchers 2 x depth charge ramps (2 x 5 depth charges) after modification: 3 x DCN single 100mm/L55 guns 2 x twin box launchers for MM38 Exocet SSM 4 x Breda Mod.64 - 40mm/L70 twin AA guns 4 x 533mm single torpedo tubes 2 x Bofors M/50 375mm quadruple ASW rocket launchers 2 x depth charge ramps (2 x 5 depth charges) Aviation: none Systems: 3 x HSA fire control radar 1 x 1BV2 sonar |
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The Type 101 Hamburg class was the only
class of destroyers built in post-war Germany. They were
specifically designed to operate in the Baltic Sea, where armament
and speed are more important than seaworthiness. They were named
after some of the "Bundesländer" (federated states) of West Germany. The German shipyard Stülcken was contracted to design and build the ships. Stülcken was rather inexperienced with naval shipbuilding, but got the order, since the shipyards traditionally building warships for the German navies like Blohm + Voss, Howaldtswerke or Lürssen were all occupied constructing commercial vessels (no naval ship had been built in Germany since World War II). Originally they had only barreled weapons, but from 1976 to 1978 they were upgraded with guided missiles to increase their effectiveness against modern surface warships and were redesignated Type 101A. One 100 mm gun was replaced by two Exocet missile launchers, the Bofors were replaced by Breda 40 mm, and the torpedo tubes were removed. Modifications were also made to the operations center, radar and bridge. The design of the Hamburg class has been criticized for many of the same failures of the Kriegsmarine destroyers: too top-heavy and bad sea-keeping capabilities. This is in part due to the low freeboard on the hull. They were eventually replaced in the 1990s by the Brandenburg class frigates. source: wikipedia |
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 FGS Hamburg (D 181)  FGS Schleswig-Holstein (D 182)  FGS Bayern (D 183)  FGS Hessen (D 184) armament (after modification)   2 x 100mm/L55 guns / 2 x Bofors M/50 375mm quadruple ASW rocket launchers  2 x Breda Mod.64 - 40mm/L70 twin AA guns - 2x2 MM38 Exocet SSM missile launchers - 1 x 100mm/L55 gun  as built  after modification |
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