John Currin
German media reports frigate FGS Hessen to be deployed to the Red Sea to protect merchant shipping.
German frigate Hessen
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Hessen in 2013
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 Germany |
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| Name | Hessen |
| Builder | Nordseewerke, Emden |
| Laid down | 14 September 2001 |
| Launched | 26 July 2003 |
| Commissioned | 21 April 2006 |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sachsen-class frigate |
| Displacement | 5,800 tonnes |
| Length | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Beam | 17.44 m (57.2 ft) |
| Draught | 6 m (20 ft) |
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| Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)+ at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 230 crew + 13 aircrew |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A or 2 NH90 helicopters equipped with torpedoes, air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua, and/or heavy machine gun. |
Hessen is a Sachsen-class frigate of the German Navy.
Construction and commissioning[edit]
Built by Nordseewerke, Emden, Hessen was the third and final ship of the Sachsen class to be launched and then commissioned into the German Navy. She is based at Wilhelmshaven with the other ships of the Sachsen class as part of 2. Fregattengeschwader, which itself forms part of the Einsatzflottille 2.[1]
Service[edit]
Shortly after her commissioning in 2006, Hessen was deployed with other ships of the German Navy to guard the Mecklenburg coastline during the 33rd G8 summit in 2007, which was being held in the region. In 2008 she was part of the Maritime Task Force deployed in support of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.[2] In late 2009 Hessen was involved in a Composite Training Unit Exercise off the east coast of the US, in company with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.[3] In March the following year she was part of the USS Harry S. Truman combat group.[4] In June the Hessen transited the Suez Canal with the US force and deployed with the US Fifth Fleet.[5]
From January to June 2013 Hessen was part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, as the flagship of Flotilla Admiral Georg von Maltzan. She also participated in Operation Active Endeavour during this period.[6] From December 2013 to April 2014, Hessen was deployed with EUNAVFOR in Operation Atalanta, tackling piracy off the coast of Somalia.[7] From May to June 2015, Hessen deployed in the Mediterranean alongside the replenishment ship Berlin. Together the two vessels saved several hundred migrants from shipwrecks and other incidents.[8]
In 2017 Hessen was responsible for securing the airspace at the G20 summit in Hamburg. On 28 January 2018 Hessen arrived at Naval Station Norfolk.[9] She and the Norwegian frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen took part in Composite Training Unit Exercises with the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, after which Hessen accompanied the combat group on the first half of its deployment to the Mediterranean.[10][11] In October 2022, Hessen was assigned to the Carrier Strike Group of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) for the carrier’s maiden deployment.[12] In 2023, “Hessen” took part in the UK NATO exercise “Joint Warrior 23-2”, which started from King George V dock, Glasgow.
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Some photos – USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
USS WISCONSIN 1958
The U.S. Navy battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) underway at sea, circa 1988-91.
The U.S. Navy battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) at anchor on 30 May 1944, during her Atlantic coast shakedown period.
Wisconsin escorting Essex-class aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The tail crane was used to recover reconnaissance planes
Tied up outboard of the hulk of USS Oklahoma (BB-37), at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 11 November 1944. Note: anti-torpedo netting outboard of the ships; great difference in lengths of these two battleships. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
The U.S. Navy battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), the heavy cruiser USS Saint Paul (CA-73) and the destroyer USS Buck (DD-761) steaming in close formation during operations off the Korean coast on 22 February 1952.
The battleship shelled the Japanese home islands shortly before the end of the war in September 1945. During the Korean War, Wisconsin shelled North Korean targets in support of United Nations and South Korean ground operations, after which she was decommissioned. She was reactivated in 1986; after a modernization program, she participated in Operation Desert Storm in January – February 1991.
Wisconsin was last decommissioned in September 1991 after spending a total of 14 years in active service. In that time, the ship earned six battle stars for service in World War II and Korea, as well as a Navy Unit Commendation for service during the January/February 1991 Gulf War. Wisconsin was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 17 March 2006, and was later donated for permanent use as a museum ship. As of 2023, Wisconsin is a museum ship operated by Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia.
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USS Lassen (DDG 82)
60310-N-MD297-161 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 10\, 2016) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) patrols the eastern Pacific Ocean. Lassen is currently underway in support of Operation Martillo\, a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations within the 4th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Huey D. Younger Jr./Not Released)
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