Köln-class frigate explained

The ships of the F120 Köln class of frigates were the first major warships built in Germany after World War II.

They were the world's first ships to feature a combined diesel and gas propulsion system. The ships received numerous refits during their long careers with new electronics and torpedo tubes. They were replaced by Type 122 frigates in the 1980s and four ships were sold to the Turkish Navy.

List of ships

Pen- nant	Name	Shipyard	Laid down	Launched	Com- missioned	Decom- missioned	Fate
F220	Köln	Stülcken & Sohn	December 21 1957	December 6 1958	April 15 1961	December 17 1982	Used as training hulk in Neustadt
F221	Emden	Stülcken & Sohn	April 15 1958	March 21 1959	October 24 1961	September 23 1983	Sold to the Turkish Navy as, destroyed in a fire
F222	Augsburg	Stülcken & Sohn	October 29 1958	August 15 1959	April 7 1962	March 30 1988	Broken up in Hamburg
F223	Karlsruhe	Stülcken & Sohn	December 15 1958	October 24 1959	December 15 1962	March 28 1983	sold to the Turkish Navy as
F224	Lübeck	Stülcken & Sohn	October 28 1959	July 23 1960	June 6 1963	December 1 1988	sold to the Turkish Navy for cannibalization
F225	Braunschweig	Stülcken & Sohn	July 28 1960	February 3 1962	June 16 1964	July 4 1989	sold as to the Turkish Navy, replaced ex-Emden

All ships were stationed as second frigate squadron in Wilhelmshaven.

See also

• List of frigates
• List of naval ship classes of Germany

References

• Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. .
• 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. .