The Type 120 or Köln-class frigates were built as smooth-deckers and had very elegant lines. The very diagonally cut bow and the knuckle ribs in the foredeck made it easy to navigate. The hull and parts of the superstructure were made of shipbuilding steel, other superstructure parts were made of aluminum. Due to the installation of gas turbines, large side air inlets were necessary, which could be closed by lamellas. The stern was designed as a round stern. The large funnel was sloped and skirted. Behind the bridge superstructure stood the tall lattice mast with radar and other antennas. The hull was divided into 13 watertight compartments.[2]
On the forecastle was a 10 cm gun, behind it, set higher, a 4 cm twin gun. Behind it stood two quadruple anti-submarine missile launchers 37.5 cm from Bofors. A 4 cm Bofors single gun on each side of the aft superstructure and another 4 cm double mount at the end of the superstructure. There was a second 10 cm gun on the quarterdeck. In addition, there were two 53.3 cm torpedo tubes behind the front superstructures. They were used to fire Mk-44 torpedoes. Mine rails were laid behind the torpedo tubes and ran to the stern.
Prézelin, Bernard and A.D. Baker III. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1990. ISBN0-87021-250-8.
Robert Gardiner, Roger Chesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1980, ISBN978-0-85177-146-5
Robert Gardiner, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995, 2nd Revised edition, Conway Maritime Press, London, 1995, ISBN978-0-85177-605-7
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german, frigate, emden, f221, other, ships, with, same, name, german, ship, emden, emden, f221, second, ship, köln, class, frigates, german, navy, emden, 1983history, germany, nameemden, namesakeemden, builderh, stülcken, sohn, laid, down15, april, 1958, launc. For other ships with the same name see German ship Emden Emden F221 is the second ship of the Koln class frigates of the German Navy Emden in 1983History Germany NameEmden NamesakeEmden BuilderH C Stulcken Sohn Laid down15 April 1958 Launched21 March 1959 Commissioned24 October 1961 Decommissioned23 September 1983 HomeportWilhelmshaven IdentificationPennant number F221 FateSold to Turkish Navy Badge Turkey NameGemlik NamesakeGemlik Commissioned23 September 1983 Decommissioned1994 IdentificationPennant number D 361 FateScrapped January 1994 General characteristics TypeKoln class frigate Displacement2090 tons standard 2750 tons full load Length105 m 344 ft 6 in waterline 109 80 m 360 ft 3 in overall Beam11 m 36 ft 1 in Draught4 60 m 15 ft 1 in Propulsion2 shaft CODAG 2 Brown Boveri amp Cie gas turbines 8832 kilowatts each 24 000 hp total 4 MAN 16 cylinder diesel engines 2208 kilowatts each 12 000hp total Speed32 knots 59 km h 37 mph Range3 450 nautical miles 6 390 km 3 970 mi at 12 knots 22 km h 14 mph 900 nautical miles 1 670 km 1 040 mi at 30 knots 56 km h 35 mph 1 EnduranceBunker 360 t Complement238 Sensors and processing systemsNavigation radar KH14 9 Target designation radar DA 02 Surface search radar SGR103 Fire control radar M44 M45 Sonar PAE CWE hull mounted medium frequency sonar Armament2 single METL 100 mm guns 2 dual Breda 40 mm L70 guns 2 single Bofors 40 mm L70 guns 4 single 533 mm torpedo tubes 4 quad 375 mm ASW rockets depth charges mine laying capacity Contents 1 Design 2 Construction and career 3 Gallery 4 ReferencesDesign editMain article Koln class frigate The Type 120 or Koln class frigates were built as smooth deckers and had very elegant lines The very diagonally cut bow and the knuckle ribs in the foredeck made it easy to navigate The hull and parts of the superstructure were made of shipbuilding steel other superstructure parts were made of aluminum Due to the installation of gas turbines large side air inlets were necessary which could be closed by lamellas The stern was designed as a round stern The large funnel was sloped and skirted Behind the bridge superstructure stood the tall lattice mast with radar and other antennas The hull was divided into 13 watertight compartments 2 On the forecastle was a 10 cm gun behind it set higher a 4 cm twin gun Behind it stood two quadruple anti submarine missile launchers 37 5 cm from Bofors A 4 cm Bofors single gun on each side of the aft superstructure and another 4 cm double mount at the end of the superstructure There was a second 10 cm gun on the quarterdeck In addition there were two 53 3 cm torpedo tubes behind the front superstructures They were used to fire Mk 44 torpedoes Mine rails were laid behind the torpedo tubes and ran to the stern Construction and career editEmden was laid down on 15 April 1958 and launched on 21 March 1959 at H C Stulcken Sohn in Hamburg Germany She was commissioned on 24 October 1961 3 On 23 September 1983 she was decommissioned and handed over to the Turkish Navy After a fire on board the ship was decommissioned and scrapped in Aliaga from January 1994 4 5 6 Gallery editEmden gallery nbsp Emden in 1963 nbsp Emden in 1963 nbsp Emden in 1982References edit Prezelin and Baker 1990 p 538 Type 120 Koln class Frigate German Navy www seaforces org Retrieved 2021 08 03 Gardiner 1995 p 144 BGEF www bgef de Retrieved 2021 08 03 Gardiner amp Chesneau 1980 p 407 Gardiner 1995 p 469 Prezelin Bernard and A D Baker III The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990 1991 Annapolis Maryland USA Naval Institute Press 1990 ISBN 0 87021 250 8 Robert Gardiner Roger Chesneau Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 Conway Maritime Press London 1980 ISBN 978 0 85177 146 5 Robert Gardiner Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 2nd Revised edition Conway Maritime Press London 1995 ISBN 978 0 85177 605 7 nbsp Germany portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to F221 Emden ship 1961 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title German frigate Emden F221 amp oldid 1203315645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
