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Fragata clase Bremen / F122

Also known as
  • Clase Bremen
  • Fragata clase Bremen
  • Fragata F122
  • Fragata Tipo 122

La fragata clase Bremen / F122 fue una clase de ocho fragatas de la Marina alemana construida entre 1979 y 1990 y mantenida en servicio hasta la baja de Lübeck en 2022. Diseñada en torno a misiones de escolta antisubmarina con helicópteros Sea Lynx, propulsión CODOG, misiles antibuque Harpoon, defensa aérea Sea Sparrow, tubos lanzatorpedos y, más tarde, lanzadores RAM de defensa cercana, la clase también aparece en el registro anti-ISIS por los despliegues de Augsburg como escolta de portaaviones en Operation Counter Daesh.

Fragata clase Bremen / F122, Clase de fragatas de misiles guiados, Sistemas navales
Image source: German frigate Bremen (F 207) image

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Alemania
Built in
Germany
Type
Clase de fragatas de misiles guiados
Service note
1982-2022
Produced
1979-1990
Number built
8

Specifications

Eslora
130,5 m
Manga
14,6 m
Calado
6,3 m
Desplazamiento
aproximadamente 3.680 t
Propulsión
CODOG con turbinas de gas General Electric y motores diésel MTU
Velocidad
aproximadamente 30 nudos
Dotación
aproximadamente 202 tripulantes más destacamento de aviación
Armamento
Misiles antibuque Harpoon, misiles de defensa aérea Sea Sparrow, cañón de 76 mm, tubos lanzatorpedos y, más tarde, lanzadores RAM
Aviación
Instalaciones para dos helicópteros Sea Lynx
Ship List And Service Dates

La clase Bremen comprendía ocho fragatas Tipo 122 de la Marina alemana. El material oficial de la Bundeswehr enumera las ocho como dadas de baja, con Lübeck como el último buque en salir de servicio el 15 December 2022.

NumeralBuqueConstructorComisionadoDado de baja
F207BremenBremer Vulkan, Bremen7 May 198228 March 2014
F208NiedersachsenAG Weser, Bremen15 October 198226 June 2015
F209Rheinland-PfalzBlohm+Voss, Hamburg3 May 198322 March 2013
F210EmdenNordseewerke, Emden7 October 198329 November 2013
F211KölnBlohm+Voss, Hamburg19 October 198431 July 2012
F212KarlsruheHowaldtswerke, Kiel19 April 198416 June 2017
F213AugsburgBremer Vulkan, Bremen3 October 198918 December 2019
F214LübeckNordseewerke, Emden19 March 199015 December 2022
Design And Late-Service Fit

El diseño Tipo 122 se basó en la clase neerlandesa Kortenaer, pero empleó un sistema de propulsión y una disposición de hangar diferentes. Fue adquirido principalmente para guerra antisubmarina, aunque también llevaba armas antisuperficie y defensas aéreas de punto.

Aviación

La clase disponía de instalaciones para dos helicópteros Sea Lynx Mk88A, una característica que la Bundeswehr describe como una primicia para las fragatas de la Marina alemana y que ahora es estándar en sus clases de fragatas.

Sensores al final del servicio

Los datos de la Bundeswehr para el F122 al final de su servicio enumeraban radar multifunción TRS-3D, radar de control de tiro STIR, sonar de proa DSQS 21, seguimiento video/infrarrojo MSP 500, equipo de guerra electrónica FL 1800 S y radar de navegación.

Defensa cercana añadida

SeaForces marca los lanzadores RIM-116 RAM y los sistemas de cañón MLG27 de 27 mm como adiciones posteriores al armamento del Tipo 122, en consonancia con la lista de armas de la Bundeswehr para el final del servicio.

Sistemas de armas embarcados

Las referencias del F122 identifican la clase con misiles antibuque Harpoon lanzados desde buque, defensa aérea puntual Sea Sparrow y, más tarde, lanzadores RIM-116 RAM de defensa cercana.

Carried itemItem typeCarriage evidence
Harpoon, Anti-ship cruise missile family, MunitionsHarpoonFamilia de misiles de crucero antibuque

SeaForces identifica la clase Bremen con dos lanzadores Mk.141 para ocho misiles superficie-superficie RGM-84 Harpoon, y Marineforum enumera misiles HARPOON en el armamento de la clase.

Sources: Type 122 Bremen class Frigate, The utilisation of the frigates class 122

NATO Sea Sparrow Missile, Ship self-defense missile, MunitionsNATO Sea Sparrow MissileMisil de autodefensa de buque

SeaForces enumera un lanzador de misiles Mk.29 para RIM-7 Sea Sparrow en la clase Bremen, y las imágenes de la U.S. Navy muestran un lanzamiento de NATO Sea Sparrow desde la fragata clase Bremen Lubeck durante UNITAS Gold.

Sources: Type 122 Bremen class Frigate, German frigate Lubeck launching Sea Sparrow image

RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile, Ship-launched surface-to-air missile, MunitionsRIM-116 Rolling Airframe MissileMisil de defensa aérea cercana

SeaForces enumera dos sistemas de lanzamiento Mk.49 para RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles como una adición posterior a la clase Bremen, y Marineforum dice que la clase fue complementada con lanzadores RAM durante su servicio.

Sources: Type 122 Bremen class Frigate, The utilisation of the frigates class 122

Timeline

Fragata clase Bremen / F122 Key Events

  1. Puesta en grada del buque líder

    Bremen (F207), el buque líder de la clase, fue puesto en grada en Bremer Vulkan, en Bremen.

  2. Bremen entra en servicio

    Bremen fue comisionado como la primera fragata Tipo 122 en servicio con la Marina alemana.

  3. Comisionada la clase de ocho buques

    Las ocho fragatas clase Bremen entraron en servicio entre 1982 y 1990, con Lübeck como último buque comisionado.

  4. Comienzan las retiradas de la clase

    Köln se convirtió en la primera fragata clase Bremen en salir de servicio.

  5. Finaliza el último despliegue de Lübeck

    Lübeck regresó a Wilhelmshaven desde su último despliegue en el Egeo antes de su baja.

  6. Baja del último buque

    Lübeck fue dado de baja en Wilhelmshaven, cerrando el capítulo de la clase Bremen en el servicio de la Marina alemana.

Media

Fragata clase Bremen / F122 Videos

Fragata clase Bremen / F122 Images

Fragata clase Bremen / F122, Clase de fragatas de misiles guiados, Sistemas navales - view 1
Source: German frigate Lubeck launching Sea Sparrow image
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Sources

Forecast International archived Bremer Vulkan reportPublisher: Forecast International | Note: Supports Bremer Vulkan as prime contractor on the Type 122 frigate and broader company background. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Bremer Vulkan to build two Bremen-class frigatesPublisher: Maritime Reporter | Note: Supports the Federal Republic of Germany contract with Bremer Vulkan for two additional F122 frigates and basic dimensions, propulsion, speed, and complement. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Bremen-class frigatePublisher: Naval Technology | Note: Supports class role, ship count, general weapons fit, aviation facilities, and major specifications. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Type 122 Bremen class FrigatePublisher: SeaForces | Note: Supports the Bremen-class Harpoon, RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, later RIM-116 RAM, Oto-Melara 76/62, torpedo, sensor, and two-helicopter facilities fit. | Accessed: 2026-07-13The utilisation of the frigates class 122Publisher: Marineforum | Note: Supports the class's Sea Lynx embarkation, 76-mm OTO MELARA, Nato Sea Sparrow, HARPOON, torpedo, decoy, later RAM, 27-mm gun, and heavy-machine-gun service-life armament context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Bundeswehr Lübeck F122 equipment pagePublisher: Bundeswehr | Note: Supports the official F122 decommissioning list, Lübeck as the last Bremen-class ship, late-service technical data, weapons, sensors, ship count, and Augsburg being used by the anti-ISIS coalition as a Charles de Gaulle escort during Operation Counter Daesh. | Accessed: 2026-07-13ZMSBw anti-IS coalition historyPublisher: Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr | Note: Supports direct conflict use in the 2014 War Against the Islamic State by describing Augsburg as a German warship used by the anti-ISIS coalition around Charles de Gaulle in the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean to support carrier-based strikes against Islamic State targets. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Naval Today Augsburg ISIS missionPublisher: Naval Today | Note: Supports direct conflict use in the 2014 War Against the Islamic State by reporting that the F122 Bremen-class frigate Augsburg protected Charles de Gaulle off Syria during airstrikes against ISIS. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Bundeswehr Lucky Lübeck decommissioningPublisher: Bundeswehr | Note: Supports Lübeck's 15 December 2022 decommissioning, final Aegean deployment return, end of the Bremen-class service chapter, anti-submarine design focus, helicopter context, and F125 replacement context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Janes final Bremen-class decommissioningPublisher: Janes | Note: Supports final Lübeck decommissioning, commissioning range, design lineage, anti-submarine focus, progressive removal from service, and replacement by Baden-Württemberg-class frigates. | Accessed: 2026-07-13SeaForces F207 Bremen hull pagePublisher: SeaForces | Note: Supports Bremen builder, laid-down date, launch date, commissioning date, and decommissioning date. | Accessed: 2026-07-13SeaForces F208 Niedersachsen hull pagePublisher: SeaForces | Note: Supports Niedersachsen builder, laid-down date, launch date, commissioning date, and decommissioning date. | Accessed: 2026-07-13SeaForces F209 Rheinland-Pfalz hull pagePublisher: SeaForces | Note: Supports Rheinland-Pfalz builder, laid-down date, launch date, commissioning date, and decommissioning date. | Accessed: 2026-07-13SeaForces F210 Emden hull pagePublisher: SeaForces | Note: Supports Emden builder, laid-down date, launch date, commissioning date, and decommissioning date. | Accessed: 2026-07-13SeaForces F211 Köln hull pagePublisher: SeaForces | Note: Supports Köln builder, laid-down date, launch date, commissioning date, and decommissioning date. | Accessed: 2026-07-13SeaForces F212 Karlsruhe hull pagePublisher: SeaForces | Note: Supports Karlsruhe builder, laid-down date, launch date, commissioning date, and decommissioning date. | Accessed: 2026-07-13SeaForces F213 Augsburg hull pagePublisher: SeaForces | Note: Supports Augsburg builder, laid-down date, launch date, commissioning date, and decommissioning date. | Accessed: 2026-07-13SeaForces F214 Lübeck hull pagePublisher: SeaForces | Note: Supports Lübeck builder, laid-down date, launch date, commissioning date, and 2022 final-deployment context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13German frigate Bremen (F 207) imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports public-domain U.S. Navy image provenance for the lead F122 frigate. | Accessed: 2026-07-13German frigate Lubeck launching Sea Sparrow imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports public-domain U.S. Navy image provenance for a NATO Sea Sparrow launch from Bremen-class frigate Lubeck during UNITAS Gold. | Accessed: 2026-07-13