German frigate Lübeck (F224)

History
Lübeck in the Bay of Biscay, 1975
Germany
Name:	Lübeck
Builder:	HC Stülcken & Sohn
Commissioned:	6 June 1963
Decommissioned:	1 December 1988
Fate:	Sold to Turkey for cannibalization
General characteristics
Class & type:	Köln-class frigate
Displacement:	2,969 long tons (3,017 t)
Length:	109.8 m (360 ft 3 in)
Beam:	11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft:	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:	CODAG 2 × gas turbines 8,832 kW (11,844 hp) each 4 × diesel engines 2,208 kW (2,961 hp) each
Speed:	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) maximum 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) cruise on diesel
Range:	2,700 nmi (5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) 890 nmi (1,650 km) at 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement:	210 to 238
Armament:	2 × 100 mm/55 caliber METL 53 guns 2 × twin 40 mm / 70 caliber Breda Mod 58 II MDL AA guns 2 × 40 mm / 70 caliber Bofors Mod 58 AA guns 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes with Mark 44 torpedoes 2 × quad 375 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers Depth charges Mines

German frigate Lübeck was a Köln-class frigate which served in the Bundesmarine from 1963 through 1988.

Lübeck following McDonnell and Van Nes into Lisbon in February 1975

Köln-class frigates

German Navy	Köln Emden Augsburg Karlsruhe Lübeck Braunschweig

Turkish Navy	Gelibolu (ex-Karlsruhe) Gemlik (1983) (ex-Emden) Gemlik (1989) (ex-Braunschweig) (Lübeck was purchased by the Turkish Navy for spare parts)

Preceded by: None Followed by: Bremen class

List of frigates of the German Navy

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German frigate Lübeck (F224)

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