Newest German frigate nearly operational. From: Journal of Electronic Defense | Date: March 1, 2005| Author: Fiszer, Michal | COPYRIGHT 2005 Horizon House Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The newest German F124-class frigate FGS Sachsen (F219) started basic operational training on Dec. 6, 2004, in Plymouth, UK, under NATO's Flag Officer Sea Training program.

The frigate, built by Blohm + Voss (Hamburg, Germany), was commissioned on Nov. 4, 2004, after extensive sea trials lasting more than year. The second ship of the class, FGS Hamburg (F220), built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) (Kiel, Germany) was delivered in Sept. 2004 but has not yet been ...

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