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{{Short description|German air-defense frigates}}
{{About|the 21st-century warship|the ironclad frigates of the Imperial Navy|Sachsen-class ironclad}}
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{{Infobox ship class overview
|Builders=*[[Blohm + Voss]]
*[[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]]
*[[Nordseewerke]]
|Operators={{navy|GER}}
|Class before={{sclass|Brandenburg|frigate|4}}
|Class after={{sclass|Baden-Württemberg|frigate|4}}
|Subclasses=
|Built range=1999–2006
|In commission range=2003–present
|Cost={{ShipCost|DEU|700|m|quantity=1}}
|Total ships building=
|Total ships planned=4
|Total ships completed=3
|Total ships cancelled=1
|Total ships active=3
|Total ships laid up=
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|Total ships retired=
|Total ships preserved=
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|Ship type=[[Frigate]]
|Ship displacement={{convert|5690|LT|t}} ([[Full load]])
|Ship length={{convert|143|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|17.44|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft={{convert|6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=*[[combined diesel and gas|CODAG]] (combined diesel and gas)
*2 [[propeller shaft]]s, [[Variable-pitch propeller (marine)|controllable-pitch propeller]]s
*2 [[MTU Friedrichshafen|MTU]] V20 [[diesel engine]]s, 7.4 MW each
*1 [[General Electric LM2500]] [[gas turbine]]
|Ship speed={{convert|29|kn}}
|Ship range={{convert|4,000|nmi|abbr=on}}+ at {{convert|18|kn|abbr=on}} 
|Ship complement=230 crew + 13 aircrew
|Ship sensors=*1 [[Thales Nederland]] [[SMART-L]] long-range air and surface surveillance radar ([[D band (NATO)|D band]])
*1 [[Thales Nederland]] [[Active Phased Array Radar|APAR]] air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar ([[I band (NATO)|I band]])
*1 [[Thales Nederland]] Sirius [[Infra-red search and track|IRST]] long-range [[FLIR|infrared]] surveillance and tracking system ([[fitted for but not with]])
*2 [[STN Atlas]] 9600-M multi-function [[I band (NATO)|I]]/[[J band (NATO)|J band]] ARPA [[radar]]s
*1 [[STN Atlas]] MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system
*1 [[STN Atlas]] DSQS-24B bow [[sonar]]
|Ship EW=*1 FL 1800 S II [[Electronic countermeasures|ECM]] suite
*6 Sippican Hycor [[SRBOC]] launcher
| Ship armament = * '''Naval guns:'''
**1 [[Otobreda 76 mm|OTO-Melara 76 mm]] dual-purpose gun
**2 [[Mauser BK-27|Mauser MLG 27]] 27 mm [[autocannon]]s
* '''[[Anti-aircraft warfare]]:'''
**32 [[Mark 41 Vertical Launching System|Mk 41]] [[vertical launch system|VLS]] cells for 24 [[RIM-66 Standard|SM-2]] Block IIIA and 32 [[RIM-162 ESSM]] (quad-packs per cell) [[surface-to-air missiles]]
* '''CIWS:'''
**2 [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile|RAM]] launchers with 21 surface-to-air/[[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]-missiles each
* '''[[Anti-ship missile]]s:'''
**2 quadruple [[RGM-84 Harpoon|Harpoon]] [[anti-ship missile]] launchers
* '''[[Anti-submarine warfare]]:'''
**2 triple [[torpedo tube|torpedo launcher]]s with [[EuroTorp]] [[MU90 Impact]] [[torpedo]]es
|Ship aircraft=2 [[Westland Lynx|Sea Lynx Mk.88A]] or 2 [[NH90]] [[helicopter]]s equipped with torpedoes, air-to-surface missiles [[Sea Skua]], and/or heavy machine gun.
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The '''F124 ''Sachsen'' class''' is the [[German Navy]]'s latest class of air-defense [[frigate]]s. The design of the hull is based on that of the F123 {{sclass|Brandenburg|frigate|4}} but with enhanced [[stealth technology|stealth]] features designed to deceive an opponent's radar and acoustic sensors. The class incorporates an advanced multifunction radar [[Active Phased Array Radar|APAR]] and a [[SMART-L]] long-range radar which is purported to be capable of detecting stealth aircraft and stealth missiles.

Although designated as frigates, they are comparable to [[destroyer]]s in capability and were intended to replace the Navy's {{sclass|Lütjens|destroyer|4}}. They are similar to the Dutch {{sclass|De Zeven Provinciën|frigate|4}}, in that both are based on the use of a common primary anti-air warfare system built around the APAR and SMART-L radars as well as the area-defence [[RIM-66 Standard|SM-2]] Block IIIA and point-defence [[RIM-162 ESSM|Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)]] surface-to-air missiles.

The German government contracted for three ships in June 1996 with an option on a fourth that was provisionally to have been named ''Thüringen'', but the option for this fourth ship was not taken up. At €2.1 billion for the three ships, the class was one of the most expensive ship building programs of the German Navy.

==Design==
Following the reunification of Germany in 1990 at the end of the [[Cold War]], the [[German Navy]] continued the construction program of the former ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy), which projected a fleet centered on [[destroyer]]s and [[frigate]]s. The ''Sachsen'' class was the second group of frigates to be built in the post-unification era, following the {{sclass|Brandenburg|frigate|1}}s laid down in the early 1990s. The three ''Sachsen''s were ordered to replace the old {{sclass|Lütjens|destroyer|1}}s that were then over thirty years old.<ref>Osborne, pp. 161, 174</ref>

===General characteristics and machinery===
[[File:F221 Hessen-Kieler Woche 2007.jpg|thumb|left|''Hessen'' at [[Kiel Week]] in 2007]]

The ships of the ''Sachsen'' class are {{convert|132.15|m|ftin|sp=us}} [[length at the waterline|long at the waterline]] and {{convert|143|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[length overall|long overall]]. They have a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|17.44|m|ftin|abbr=on}} and a [[draft (hull)|draft]] of {{convert|5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, though the draft increases to {{convert|7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} at the sonar array in the [[bulbous bow]]. They displace {{convert|5690|LT|t|lk=on}} at [[full load displacement|full load]]. Steering is controlled by a single roll-stabilized [[rudder]]; the ships have a [[turning radius]] of {{convert|570|m|abbr=on}}. The frigates have a crew of 38&nbsp;officers, 64&nbsp;[[petty officer]]s, and 140&nbsp;enlisted sailors. They have accommodations for an additional thirteen officers and sailors as part of a squadron commander's staff, and they have crew provisions for female sailors. The ships can remain at sea for 21&nbsp;days at a time.<ref name=W245>Wertheim, p. 245</ref>

The ships' hulls were designed on the pattern of the previous ''Brandenburg'' class to allow for great commonality of parts to reduce maintenance costs; they were built using [[MEKO]] modular construction and incorporate seven [[watertight compartment]]s. The primary improvement over the earlier vessels is the significantly reduced radar signature. The ships were designed with a capacity for an extra {{convert|270|LT|t}} of weight, to allow for future additions of new weapons and sensors without compromising the ships' efficiency.<ref name=W245/>

The ships of the ''Sachsen'' class are equipped with a [[combined diesel and gas]] (CODAG) propulsion system. The two operating shafts work independently. The diesel engines are installed in a non-walkable sound-proof capsule. The shafts drive two five-bladed [[Variable-pitch propeller (marine)|variable-pitch propeller]]s. The General Electric [[LM2500]] PF/MLG gas turbine is rated at {{convert|31500|shp|lk=in}} and the MTU 20V 1163 TB93 diesels provide a combined {{convert|20100|bhp|lk=in}}. The total {{convert|51600|hp|abbr=on}} propulsion system provides a top speed of {{convert|29|kn|lk=in}}; while operating the diesels only, the ships can cruise for {{convert|4000|nmi|lk=in}} at a speed of {{convert|18|kn|abbr=on}}. The ships are equipped with four 1,000&nbsp;[[kilowatt]] diesel generators that operate at 400&nbsp;[[Volt]]s (V) and 115&nbsp;V.<ref name=W245/>

Steering is controlled via the Rudder Roll System, which communicates information about the ship's position and rudder dampening signals, allowing the ships to maintain "almost unprecedented stability" in as high as [[sea state]] 5.<ref>Waters, p. 135</ref>

===Armament===
[[File:Fregatte Sachsen (F 219).jpg|thumb|left|''Sachsen'' launching an SM-2 missile]]
These ships were optimized for the anti-air warfare role. The primary anti-air weapons are the 32-cell Mk 41 Mod 10 [[vertical launching system]], equipped with twenty-four [[RIM-66 Standard|SM-2]] Block IIIA missiles and thirty-two [[RIM-162 ESSM|Evolved Sea Sparrow]] missiles. Point-defense against cruise missiles is provided by a pair of 21-round [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile|Rolling Airframe Missile]] launchers. The ships are also equipped with two four-cell RGM-84 [[Harpoon missile|Harpoon]] [[anti-ship missile]] launchers.<ref name=W245/> In 2013, the German Navy considered modifying the ships' long-range search radar to allow the SM-2 missiles to be used in an [[anti-ballistic missile]] capacity.<ref>Waters, p. 191</ref>

For defense against [[submarine]]s, the frigates carry two triple-launchers for the {{convert|324|mm|abbr=on}} [[MU90 Impact]] [[torpedo]]es. The ships also carry a variety of guns, including one [[dual-purpose gun|dual-purpose]] 62-[[caliber (artillery)|caliber]] [[OTO Melara 76 mm|{{convert|76|mm|sp=us|adj=on|0}} gun]] manufactured by [[OTO Melara]]. They are also armed with two [[Rheinmetall]] {{convert|27|mm|abbr=on}} [[Mauser BK-27|MLG 27]] remote-controlled autocannons in single mounts.<ref name=W245/>

In January 2003, ''Hamburg'' had a modified [[Panzerhaubitze 2000]] turret with a {{convert|155|mm|abbr=on}} gun fitted experimentally for the [[MONARC|Modular Naval Artillery Concept]]. The experiment was a feasibility study for the projected [[F125-class frigate]]. The gun had a range of {{convert|40|nmi|abbr=on}} and a [[rate of fire]] of 10&nbsp;rounds per minute.<ref name=W245/>

''Sachsen'' and her [[sister ship]]s are equipped with a flight deck and hangar that can accommodate two [[Westland Lynx|Super Lynx]] or [[NHIndustries NH90|NH90]] [[helicopter]]s. The flight deck is rated to accommodate a {{convert|15|MT|adj=on}} helicopter in conditions up to sea state 6. The helicopter handling system from MBB-Förder und Hebesysteme uses laser guided and computer controlled manipulator arms to secure the helicopter after landing.<ref name=W245/>

===Sensors and countermeasures===
[[File:APAR.jpg|thumb|upright|The APAR radar]]

For this role the ships are equipped with an advanced sensor and weapons suite. The primary sensors for this role are the long range surveillance radar [[SMART-L]] and the multi-function radar [[Active Phased Array Radar|APAR]]. The SMART-L and APAR sets are highly complementary, in the sense that SMART-L is an [[L band]] radar providing very long range surveillance while APAR is an [[X band]] radar providing precise target tracking, a highly capable horizon search capability, and missile guidance using the Interrupted Continuous Wave Illumination (ICWI) technique, thus allowing guidance of 32 [[semi-active radar homing]] missiles in flight simultaneously, including 16 in the terminal guidance phase.<ref name="JNI">{{cite journal|journal=Jane's Navy International|date=October 2005|title=Live firing tests rewrite the guiding principles|last=Lok|first=Joris Janssen|volume=110|pages=38&ndash;40}}</ref><ref name=F263>Friedman, p. 263</ref> The ships are also equipped with two [[Atlas Elektronik|STN Atlas]] 9600-M ARPA navigation radars.<ref>Wertheim, p. 237</ref>

=== Modernisation efforts ===
In 2013, [[Atlas Elektronik]] and [[Thales Group|Thales Deutschland]] were awarded a contract to modernize the frigates command system, with the project to be completed by 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thales Deutschland, Atlas Elektronik to Modernize Three F-124 Frigates for the German Navy|date=11 March 2013 |url=http://defense-update.com/20130311_thales-deutchland-atlas-elektronik-to-modernize-three-f-124-frigates-for-the-german-navy.html#.VhvR5vlViko}}</ref>

In August 2021, the German armed forces' procurement agency (BAAINBw) awarded a contract to German and Israeli companies [[Hensoldt]] and [[Israel Aerospace Industries|IAI]], under which the ''Sachsen''-class frigates will have their obsolete SMART-L long-range radar replaced by a new [[Active electronically scanned array|AESA]] radar system designated as TRS-4D/LR ROT.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruzhelnyk|first=Olga|date=2021-09-06|title=Hensoldt – IAI: new long-range air surveillance and BMD radars for German Armed Forces|url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/hensoldt-iai-new-long-range-air-surveillance-and-bmd-radars-for-german-armed-forces|access-date=2021-10-19|website=EDR Magazine|language=en-GB}}</ref> It will be capable of tracking "very small and maneuverable" targets at distances of more than 400&nbsp;km for air targets and up to 2,000&nbsp;km for targets in earth orbit. This includes long-range ballistic missiles, allowing Germany to participate in NATOs [[Ballistic Missile Defense|BMD (ballistic missile defence)]] efforts. It is not planned to fit an [[anti-ballistic missile]] such as the [[RIM-161 Standard Missile 3|SM-3]] to the ships. The ships [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] systems will also be modernised.

Before installation of the three shipborne radars commences, an additional first unit will in 2023 be installed at a coastal facility near the Naval School of Technology at [[Parow, Germany|Parow]] in the state of [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]] for purposes of training and evaluation. The first ship is planned to have its radar installed in 2024 and all three ships are to have been fitted with the new system by 2028.

The same Hensoldt/IAI system has also been selected by the [[German Air Force]] in order to replace its stationary HR-3000 - or HADR (''[[Hughes Aircraft Company|Hughes]] Air Defense Radar'') - early warning radars.

==Ships==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%;"
![[Pennant number]]
!Name
![[Call sign]]
!Builder
!Laid down
!Launched
!Delivered
!Commissioned
!Fate
|-
|F219 || {{ship|German frigate|Sachsen|F219|2}} ||DRAA|| [[Blohm & Voss|Blohm + Voss]], [[Hamburg]]
| 1 February 1999
| 20 January 2001
| 29 November 2002
| 31 December 2003
| In service
|-
|F220 || {{ship|German frigate|Hamburg|F220|2}} ||DRAB|| [[Howaldtswerke|HDW]], [[Kiel]]
| 1 September 2000
| 16 August 2002
| September 2004
| 13 December 2004
| In service
|-
|F221 || {{ship|German frigate|Hessen|F221|2}}  ||DRAC|| [[Nordseewerke]], [[Emden]]
| 14 September 2001
| 26 July 2003
| 7 December 2005
| 21 April 2006
| In service
|-
|F222||''Thüringen''
|colspan=7 align=center|''Cancelled''
|}

==Service history==
[[File:The German navy frigate FGS Hamburg (F220), left, and the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), right, take on fuel and stores from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge 130323-N-GC639-175.jpg|thumb|''Hamburg'' refueling from {{USNS|Bridge|T-AOE-10|6}} with {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN-69|6}} on the right and {{USS|Hué City|CG-66|6}} in the background.]]

In August 2004, ''Sachsen'' completed a series of live missile firings at the Point Mugu missile launch range off the coast of California that included a total of 11 [[ESSM]] and 10 [[Standard missile|SM-2]] Block IIIA missiles. The tests included firings against target drones such as the [[Northrop BQM-74 Chukar#BQM-74E Chukar III|BQM-74E Chukar III]] and [[Ryan Firebee|BQM-34S Firebee I]], as well as against missile targets such as the [[Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk|AQM-37C Jayhawk]] and air-launched [[AS.34 Kormoran|Kormoran 1]] anti-ship missiles.<ref name="JNI" /> While serving in [[NATO]] Standing Maritime Force 1 in 2004, ''Sachsen'' took part in training operations with the United States' [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaylor|first=N. C.|title=CCSG 12 Visits FGS Sachsen|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=28273|publisher=US Navy|date=13 March 2007|access-date=12 October 2015|archive-date=22 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122142837/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=28273|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since 2006, the three ''Sachsen''-class ships have been assigned to {{lang|de|[[Einsatzflottille 2]]}} and based in [[Wilhelmshaven]], along with the four ''Brandenburg''-class frigates. The seven frigates together form the 2nd {{lang|de|Fregattengeschwader}} (Frigate Squadron).<ref>{{cite web|title=2. Fregattengeschwader|trans-title=2nd Frigate Squadron|language=de|url=https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/marine/organisation/einsatzflottille-2/2-fregattengeschwader|website=bundeswehr.de|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref>

Operations with American carrier groups continued through the 2000s and 2010s, including inter-operability exercises with ''Hessen'' and the carrier {{USS|Harry S. Truman|CVN-75|6}} in 2010. ''Hessen'' thereafter departed for a cruise in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. In addition, ''Hamburg'' became the first German ship to fully integrate into an American carrier strike group in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gorman|first=Timothy|title=Hamburg First German Ship to Deploy in U.S. Carrier Strike Group|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=73121|publisher=US Navy|date=4 April 2013|access-date=21 April 2013|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925012848/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=73121|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Hessen'' served as the [[flagship]] of the NATO Standing Maritime Force 1 in January 2013. In March 2015, ''Hessen'' and the frigates {{ship|German frigate|Karlsruhe|F212|2}} and {{ship|German frigate|Brandenburg|F215|2}} took part in Operation Good Hope, a training exercise conducted with the [[South African Navy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38131:german-navy-vessels-make-port-call-in-angola&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106 |title=German Navy vessels make port call in Angola |date=24 February 2015 |publisher=DefenseWeb |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

In January 2024, ''Hessen'' departed from Wilhelmshaven port and headed towards the Gulf of Aden, where she currently partakes in [[Operation Aspides|EUNAVFOR Aspides]], the EU mission to protect commercial traffic against Iran-backed [[Red Sea crisis|Houthi attacks]], which have used Anti-Ship missiles and combat drones to attack freight ships there in an attempt to force Israel to stop their [[Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)|Gaza operation]]. Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius called it "the Navy's most dangerous mission in decades".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Sea: Pistorius visits German ship set for Houthi mission – DW – 02/20/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/red-sea-pistorius-visits-german-ship-set-for-houthi-mission/a-68311566 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>

On January 28, 2024, ''Hessen'' attempted to intercept a drone which was flying towards it. Two guided missiles were fired, both failed to hit their target and fell into the sea. Spiegel sources blamed technical defects.<ref>{{Cite web |title=German navy almost shot down US drone over Red Sea — reports – DW – 02/28/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/german-navy-almost-shot-down-us-drone-over-red-sea-reports/a-68400595 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> Shortly after, it was revealed that it wasn't a Houthi drone but a friendly American MQ-9 Reaper drone which was misidentified and fired upon for reasons yet unknown. On January 29, ''Hessen'' successfully intercepted two Houthi drones using her 76mm cannon and the RIM-116 missiles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=German warship, part of EU Red Sea mission, shoots down two drones |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/german-warship-part-eu-red-sea-mission-shoots-down-two-drones-2024-02-28/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

===Exports===
Rumors emerged in July 2013 that the [[Israeli Navy]] had agreed to procure two destroyers from Germany for €1 billion. These had been rumored to be ''Sachsen''-class vessels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Report-Germany-to-sell-Israel-2-battleships-for-1-billion-euros-334259|title=Report: Germany to sell Israel 2 destroyers for 1 billion euros|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=7 December 2013|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/159738/israels-new-front|title=With Natural Gas Fields in the Eastern Mediterranean, Israel Now Has a New Front: the Sea|date=17 January 2014|access-date=24 January 2014|website=Tablet Magazine}}</ref> Eventually, Israel purchased four {{sclass2|Sa'ar 6|corvette}}s—significantly smaller vessels—from German shipyards in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/03/israel-navys-new-saar-6-corvette-begins-initial-sea-trials/|title=Israel Navy's New SA'AR 6 Corvette Begins Initial Sea Trials|date=11 March 2020|access-date=17 August 2020|last=Vavasseur|first=Xavier|website=Naval News}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of naval ship classes in service]]

==Similar ships==
* {{sclass|De Zeven Provinciën|frigate|1}}, The Netherlands
* {{sclass|Álvaro de Bazán|frigate|1}}, Spain
* [[FREMM multipurpose frigate]], French/Italian collaboration
* {{sclass|Fridtjof Nansen|frigate|1}}, Norway
* {{sclass|Iver Huitfeldt|frigate|1}}, Denmark
* [[Shivalik-class frigate]], India
* [[Type 26 frigate]], an equivalent British design

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist|colwidth=20em}}

==References==
* {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|author-link=Norman Friedman|title=The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems|location=Annapolis|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=2006|isbn=9781557502629}}
* {{cite book|last=Osborne|first=Eric W.|title=Destroyers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact|year=2005|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781851094790}}
* {{cite book|last=Waters|first=Conrad|title=Seaforth World Naval Review 2013|year=2012|location=Barnsley|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|isbn=9781848321564}}
* {{cite book|last=Wertheim|first=Eric|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems|location=Annapolis|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=2007|isbn=9781591149552}}

== External links ==
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* [http://www.marine.de/01DB070000000001/CurrentBaseLink/W2698K7E293INFODE Fregatte SACHSEN-Klasse] (in German) - @ Marine (official homepage of the German Navy)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927012203/http://www.hansa-online.de/print.asp?artikelID=274 Fregatte "Sachsen" (F124)] (in German) @ hansa-online.de

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