German destroyer Hessen
Hamburg-class destroyer
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Hessen (D184) was the fourth ship of the Hamburg-class destroyer of the German Navy.[1]
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Hessen on 1 September 1986. | |
| History | |
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 Germany | |
| Name | Hessen |
| Namesake | Hessen |
| Builder | H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg |
| Laid down | 5 February 1961 |
| Launched | 4 May 1963 |
| Commissioned | 8 October 1968 |
| Decommissioned | 29 March 1990 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped in 1991 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Hamburg-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 4,050 tonnes |
| Length | 133.7 m (438 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 13.4 m (44 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | 4 × Wahodag boilers, 2 steam turbines, 72,000 shp |
| Speed |
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| Range | 3,400 nautical miles (6,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 284 |
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Background
The Type 101 Hamburg class was the only class of destroyers built during post-war Germany. They were specifically designed to operate in the Baltic Sea, where armament and speed is more important than seaworthiness. They were named after Bundesländer (states of Germany) of West Germany.
The German shipyard Stülcken was contracted to design and build the ships. Stülcken was rather inexperienced with naval shipbuilding, but got the order, since the shipyards traditionally building warships for the German navies like Blohm + Voss, Howaldtswerke or Lürssen were all occupied constructing commercial vessels.
Construction and career
Gallery
- Hessen Gallery
USS Platte refueling with Hessen on 1 September 1986.
Hessen underway 1 September 1986.
Hessen underway 1 September 1986.
Hessen underway 1 September 1986.
Hessen underway 1 September 1986.
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