The third F125 class frigate, the “Sachsen-Anhalt”, has taken to the sea for the first time on 22 February, ThyssenKrupp announced. Following the “Baden-Württemberg” and the “Nordrhein-Westfalen”, the “Sachsen-Anhalt” is now the third of the F125 class frigates to take to the open seas. 

The ship’s technical systems and equipment, including its propulsion system,  maneuvering behaviour and technical operations, will be tested over a period of around two weeks. 149 metre-long platforms can reach a maximum speed of 26 knots, has a displacement of approximately 7 thousand tonnes and are fitted with a new combined diesel-electric and gas (CODLAG) electrical propulsion system with a 20MW General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine, four MTU 20V 4000 M53B diesel engines providing 3,015kW each (total 12.06MW) and two Siemens electric motors providing 4.5MW each (total 9MW).