F126 frigate information

	Preliminary CGI of the final design by Damen
Class overview
Builders	Damen Group/Blohm + Voss/Lürssen/German Naval Yards
Operators	German Navy
Preceded by	Baden-Württemberg class
Succeeded by	F127 frigate (planned)
Cost	€5.47 billion (2020) for 4 units including training facilities ; €1.37 billion (2020) per unit;
Built	2023-Present
In service	2028
In commission	2027
Planned	6
Building	1
General characteristics
Type	Frigate/destroyer
Displacement	10,550 tonnes
Length	166 m (544 ft 7 in)
Beam	21.7 m (71 ft 2 in)
Height	< 39 m (127 ft 11 in)
Draft	5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Ice class	ICE 1C/E1
Installed power	~ 32 MW (43,000 hp)
Propulsion	CODLAD; 4 × Gensets; 2 × Electric drive motors;
Speed	> 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph) maximum sustained speed or 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) with electric propulsion
Range	> 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) speed
Endurance	21 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	At least two 10 m rigid-hull inflatable boat), with space in the rear for an additional one depending on mission
Capacity	Accommodation for 84 additional crew, e.g. special forces or signals intelligence specialists
Complement	114
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × Hensoldt TRS-4D NR multi-function surveillance radar; 1 × Thales X-band APAR Block 2 multi-function fireradar; 1 × Active/passive low frequency variable depth towed sonar (if the ASW module is fitted); Thales Mirador MK2 and Gatekeeper electro-optical tracking and observation system;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Rohde & Schwarz KORA 40 communications and radar ESM; ELINT systems and facilities;
Armament	1 × Otobreda 127/64 naval gun with Vulcano guided ammunition; 8 × Kongsberg NSM Block 1a anti-ship and land attack missiles; 16 × cells Mk 41 VLS for up to 64 ESSM Block 2B medium-range air defence missiles; 2 × RIM-116 RAM CIWS launchers; 27 mm Rheinmetall MLG 272.0 Sea Snake autocannons; 12.7 mm Leonardo heavy machine guns; Water guns and long range acoustic device;
Aircraft carried	2 × NH90 Sea Tiger maritime helicopter + Saab Skeldar unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Aviation facilities	Aircraft hangar for two helicopters and UAV
Notes	Designed to be continuously deployed with minimal maintenance for up to two years and operate for 5000 hours per year

F126 or Saarland-class frigate (Fregatte 126) is a planned German frigate class intended to replace the F123 Brandenburg-class frigates in the German Navy. The ships are to be the largest surface warships to join the German Navy since World War II. The first ship, Saarland, is planned to be commissioned in 2028, with Niedersachsen, Bremen, and Thüringen to follow.^[1] On 8 April 2024, Germany exercised their option and purchased an additional two frigates.^[2]

Until 1 January 2021, the project was known under the working title MKS 180 or Multi-Purpose Combat Ship 180 (Mehrzweckkampfschiff 180), with 180 indicating the classes planned complement.

^ Wiemann, Peter (June 3, 2021). "Das Mehrzweckkampfschiff Klasse 180 nimmt Fahrt auf" (PDF). MarineForum. 6/2021.
^ "Germany to Order Ships, Armored Vehicles Worth Up to €7 Billion". Bloomberg.com. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

[:3-1] Wiemann, Peter (June 3, 2021). "Das Mehrzweckkampfschiff Klasse 180 nimmt Fahrt auf" (PDF). MarineForum. 6/2021.

[2] "Germany to Order Ships, Armored Vehicles Worth Up to €7 Billion". Bloomberg.com. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-09.

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