''Baden-Württemberg'' (F222) is the
lead ship of the s of the
German Navy.
Background
''Baden-Württemberg'' was designed and constructed by ARGE F125, a
joint-venture of
Thyssen-Krupp and
Lürssen. She is part of the , which has the highest
displacement of any class of
frigate
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Construction and career
''Baden-Württemberg'' was
laid down on 2 November 2011 and
launched on 12 December 2013 in
Hamburg, Germany. She was
commissioned on 17 June 2019.
On 17 April 2020, ''Baden-Württemberg'' completed her
extreme weather test in the
South Atlantic after she left
Brazil on 7 February to test hot weather near the
Equator
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In January 2022, it was reported that full operational capability for ''Baden-Württemberg'' was still only expected in mid-2023.
Gallery
File:F222 Baden-Württemberg Bug 3.jpg, ''Baden-Württemberg'' under construction in Hamburg on 11 December 2013.
File:1 The frigate F222 Baden-Württemberg is towed by two tugs of the company Lütgen & Reimers over the stern.jpg, Unfinished ''Baden-Württemberg'' being towed on 10 November 2015.
File:The frigate F222 Baden-Württemberg will be dragged into the dock 17 of the B & V shipyard.jpg, Unfinished ''Baden-Württemberg'' being towed on 10 November 2015.
File:4 Carefully frigate Baden-Württemberg F222 is brought into the correct position.jpg, Unfinished ''Baden-Württemberg'' being towed on 10 November 2015.
File:F222 Rheinland-Pfalz.jpg, ''Baden-Württemberg'' underway in Hamburg on 29 April 2019.
References
External links
Seaforces.org
Baden-Württemberg-class frigates
2013 ships
Ships built in Hamburg
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