German ship Hessen explained

Several naval ships of Germany were named Hessen after the state of Hesse, Germany (de|Hessen):

• (battleship): 13,000 ton Braunschweig-class battleship, launched 1903
• : Hamburg-class (Type 101A) destroyer, scrapped 1991
• : Sachsen-class (Type 124) frigate, commissioned 2006