Category: Shipbuilding

Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" is the last of the four F125s to enter service

Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" is the last of the four F125s to enter service

Posted by | 14 Jul 2022 | , , , | 1

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Wednesday, 13 July 2022, the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz", the last of four Baden-Württemberg-class F125 frigates, was commissioned in Wilhelmshaven at 2 p.m. "The fourth and final commissioning of the F125 class represents another important milestone for our squadron and the navy," explains the commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Captain Dirk Jacobus (53). "This is the first time that all four ships are in the Navy's area of responsibility. With the transfer of the last F125 to the navy, we are gaining an additional tool for the targeted training of all our crews," says the commander....

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Almost done: last F 125 handed over to the Bundeswehr

Almost done: last F 125 handed over to the Bundeswehr

Posted by | 28 Jan 2022 | , , , | 1

On 28 January, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) took delivery of the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" (F 225) from ARGE F125 (Arbeitsgemeinschaft F125), which is made up of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) from Kiel as the lead company and the Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL) Group. It will be some time before the ship is commissioned by the navy. In the case of the type ship "Baden-Württemberg", it was seven weeks before the "complete requirements for the operability of the ship", as it is called in official German, were met. The systems and equipment on board the "Rheinland-Pfalz" are tested during the sea trials. This includes safety inspections (for example...

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Government backlog? Between bureaucracy and structural paralysis

Government backlog? Between bureaucracy and structural paralysis

Posted by | 27 Apr 2021 | , , | 1

In spring, it was time again for the annual report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces to provide the interested community with reading material and many new and old findings on the operational readiness of the German armed forces. In issue 04-2021 of the Marineforum, we read about the findings of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces Eva Högl for the 2020 reporting year with regard to the German Navy: The current operational load with only a few units leads to disproportionate wear and tear in the Navy. New units must therefore be commissioned on time and repairs must be streamlined. For example, the Spessart fuel supplier was unable to take part in the Standing NATO Maritime Group because repairs were delayed. The...

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