According to information published by the Lithuanian MoD on March 6, 2022, the German Baden-Württemberg-class frigate Sachsen-Anhalt has docked in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda. The frigate is on her way for exercises in the Baltic Sea.
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Baden-Württemberg-class frigate Sachsen Anhalt (Picture source: Lithuanian MoD)
Sachsen-Anhalt (F224) is the third ship of the Baden-Württemberg-class frigates of the German Navy. Sachsen-Anhalt was laid down on 4 June 2014 and launched on 4 March 2016 in Hamburg, Germany.
The F125 Baden-Württemberg-class frigates are a series of frigates of the German Navy, which were designed and constructed by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen.
They are primarily designed for low and medium-intensity maritime stabilization operations, where they are supposed to provide sea-to-land tactical fire support, asymmetric threat control at sea, and support of special forces.
Their crew is comprised on average of 150 sailors, although that can change depending on the mission.
The vessels’ main weapons are the Oto Melara 127/64 LW gun, 2 x remote-controlled 27 mm Rheinmetall MLG27 cannons, 5 x HITROLE naval turrets with 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, 8 x Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon missiles, 2 x Raytheon RIM-116 RAM CIWS systems and a series of non-lethal weapons.
