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Damen lays keel for first F126 frigate 📡⚒️⛓️⚔️⚓️ for Germany in Wolgast 🇩🇪. The Dutch shipyard will build, together with Blohm and Voss and Thales, four units of this class in the German ports of Wolgast, Kiel and Hamburg.
These are the largest German warships to be built since World War II, with a length of 166 metres and a displacement of 11,000 tonnes. They are expected to replace the Type F123 or "Brandenburg" class frigates. Among their features, their small crew of only 114 stands out, which will be replaced every four months in a multi-crew system. The ships include 16 Mk 41 cells (continuing the scourge of the low number of cells in Europe), eight NSM anti-ship missiles, two SeaRAM point defence systems, a 127mm mount with Vulcano extended range ammunition and two 27mm mounts. In addition, it will have a flight deck and hangar for two NH-90 Sea Tiger helicopters. Additionally, it can be equipped with an anti-submarine warfare module. Delivery of the first unit is expected in 2028, and Germany could increase the number of ships of this class to a total of six.