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.
Construction and careerEdit
Lübeck following McDonnell and Van Nes into Lisbon in February 1975
Lübeck was built by Stülcken & Sohn, Hamburg. She was laid down on 28 October 1959, launched on 23 July 1960, and was commissioned on 6 June 1963.[3]
After 25 years of service, Lübeck was taken out of active service on 30 September 1988 and sold to Turkey.[1] On 14 November, she set sail for Gölcük, Kocaeli, Turkey with skeleton crew of 140 personnel.[1] She was formally decommissioned on 1 December 1988 and handed over to the Turkish Naval Forces.[1] Turkish navy used her as spare parts source for other Köln-classfrigate in Turkish service.
Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN1-55750-132-7.
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.
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german, frigate, lübeck, f224, other, ships, with, same, name, german, ship, lübeck, lübeck, f224, köln, class, frigate, which, served, bundesmarine, from, 1963, through, 1988, lübeck, biscay, 1975historygermanynamelübecknamesakelübeckbuilderh, stülcken, sohnl. For other ships with the same name see German ship Lubeck Lubeck F224 was a Koln class frigate which served in the Bundesmarine from 1963 through 1988 Lubeck in the Bay of Biscay 1975HistoryGermanyNameLubeckNamesakeLubeckBuilderH C Stulcken SohnLaid down28 October 1959Launched23 July 1960Commissioned6 June 1963Decommissioned1 December 1988Out of service30 September 1988HomeportWilhelmshavenIdentificationPennant number F224 Code letters DBSI a DRAO b FateSold to Turkey for cannibalizationBadgeGeneral characteristicsClass and typeKoln class frigateDisplacement2 969 long tons 3 017 t Length109 8 m 360 ft 3 in Beam11 m 36 ft 1 in Draft3 5 m 11 ft 6 in PropulsionCODAG 2 gas turbines 8 832 kW 11 844 hp each 4 diesel engines 2 208 kW 2 961 hp eachSpeed34 knots 63 km h 39 mph maximum 24 knots 44 km h 28 mph cruise on dieselRange2 700 nmi 5 000 km 3 100 mi at 22 knots 41 km h 25 mph 890 nmi 1 650 km at 29 knots 54 km h 33 mph Complement210 to 238Armament2 100 mm 55 caliber METL 53 guns 2 twin 40 mm 70 caliber Breda Mod 58 II MDL AA guns 2 40 mm 70 caliber Bofors Mod 58 AA guns 4 533 mm torpedo tubes with Mark 44 torpedoes 2 quad 375 mm ASW rockets Depth charges Mines Contents 1 Design 2 Construction and career 3 Notes 4 References 5 See alsoDesign 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 Edit nbsp Lubeck following McDonnell and Van Nes into Lisbon in February 1975Lubeck was built by Stulcken amp Sohn Hamburg She was laid down on 28 October 1959 launched on 23 July 1960 and was commissioned on 6 June 1963 3 After 25 years of service Lubeck was taken out of active service on 30 September 1988 and sold to Turkey 1 On 14 November she set sail for Golcuk Kocaeli Turkey with skeleton crew of 140 personnel 1 She was formally decommissioned on 1 December 1988 and handed over to the Turkish Naval Forces 1 Turkish navy used her as spare parts source for other Koln class frigate in Turkish service Notes Edit until 30 November 1981 1 from 1 December 1981 1 References Edit a b c d e Fregatte Lubeck F224 fregatte koeln de in German Retrieved 6 August 2021 Type 120 Koln Koeln class Frigate German Navy seaforces org Retrieved 3 August 2021 Gardiner and Chumbley 1995 p 144 Gardiner Robert and Stephen Chumbley Conway s All The World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 Annapolis Maryland USA Naval Institute Press 1995 ISBN 1 55750 132 7 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 See also EditList of frigates List of German Federal Navy ships List of naval ships of Germany nbsp Germany portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to F224 Lubeck ship 1963 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title German frigate Lubeck F224 amp oldid 1093555496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
