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FGS Schleswig-Holstein (D182)


Destroyer Warship


Germany | 1964



"Design of the Schleswig-Holstein and her related class was centered around operations in the Baltic Sea."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for FGS Schleswig-Holstein (D182).
4 x Wahodag boiler units feeding 2 x Steam turbines developing 72,000 horsepower and driving 2 x Shafts.
Propulsion
35.0 kts
40.3 mph
Surface Speed
3,402 nm
3,915 miles | 6,301 km
Range
Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of FGS Schleswig-Holstein (D182).
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Personnel
Complement
438.7 ft
133.72 meters
O/A Length
44.0 ft
13.41 meters
Beam
15.8 ft
4.82 meters
Draught
4,464
tons
Displacement
Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of FGS Schleswig-Holstein (D182).
ORIGINAL:
4 x 100mm /L55 caliber DCN turreted main deck guns.
4 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns in twin-gunned mountings.
2 x 375mm Bofors quadruple Anti-Submarine ROCket (ASROC) launchers.
2 x Depth charge racks (10 depth charge reloads).
4 x 533mm torpedo tubes
90 x Naval mines
2 x 20-barreled chaff launchers

FINAL:
3 x 100mm /L55 caliber DCN turreted main deck guns.
4 x 40mm Breda Mod 64 Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns in twin-gunned mountings.
2 x MM38 Exocet twin missile launchers.
2 x 375mm Bofors quadruple Anti-Submarine ROCket (ASROC) launchers.
2 x Depth charge racks (10 depth charge reloads).
4 x 533mm torpedo tubes
90 x Naval mines
2 x 20-barreled chaff launchers
Ships-in-Class (4)
Notable series variants as part of the FGS Schleswig-Holstein (D182) family line as relating to the Hamburg-class / Type 101-101A group.
FGS Bremen (D181); FGS Schleswig-Holstein (D182); FGS Bayern (D183); FGS Hessen (D184)
Authored By: JR Potts, AUS 173d AB and Dan Alex | Last Edited: 06/27/2017 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site; No A.I. was used in the generation of this content.

The Schleswig-Holstein (D182) a Hamburg class destroyer launched in 1960 and was the first (and only) German destroyer warship class to be built following the fighting of World War 2 (1939-1945). Post-war ship construction in Germany had been concentrated on commercial vessels for import and export markets before the arrival of the Schleswig-Holstein. This led the government to select local shipbuilder Stulcken Shipyard for the project - even though they held little experience in building naval-class warships.

The German Government needed destroyers to protect shipping lanes between the Baltic countries, lanes that had seen a noticeable increase in trade traffic but were also under threat from Soviet Navy meddling. The German Navy felt the primary requirements needed in their new class warship was to be armament and speed - operations in adverse weather was not considered since this destroyer was not expected to operate in the volatile waters of the North Sea.

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Stulcken's plans lacked the modern upgrades common to American and British destroyers of the time. In fact, the Schleswig-Holstein resembled a destroyer more akin to a World War 2 design. On the positive side, the lack of incorporating modern components into the Schleswig-Holstein superstructure and weapons suite allowed for a fast-track construction schedule. Stulcken shipyard also built the Cologne-class frigates in the 1960's and the technical blueprints of both ship types were similar and both lacked advanced weaponry.

The German Navy wanted a heavy-gun armament so the weight of the steel had to be reduced somewhere on the ship. Sea keeping was chosen for the reduction by decreasing the height and weight of the steel free boards along the hull. This inevitably short-sighted decision allowed heavy seas to wash onto the decks of the Schleswig-Holstein in rough seas and it ultimately became obvious that the Schleswig-Holstein (D182) was a "top-heavy" design and showcased a large noticeable silhouette along the horizon. Her profile also made her somewhat ineffective in bad weather seas overall.

When her mission finally changed, the Schleswig-Holstein (D-182) and her sister ships became the German Navy's primary naval warship in the North Sea. Their lack of large free boards eventually slowed their sea-going progress and reduced the effectiveness as destroyers in heavy seas.

By the late 1970's, the Schleswig-Holstein needed a weapons upgrade to counter the anti-ship guided missiles being fielded by aircraft and ships of other countries. At this time, her designation was changed to Type 101A. To counter the anti-ship missile threat, the decision was made to mount two French Exocet anti-ship missile launchers. To accomplish this, room aboard was needed so one of the 100mm gun mounts was removed and the torpedo tubes were welded over. The Exocet revolving missile launchers were positioned aft behind the stack. The outdated Bofors guns were replaced with four of the new L70 Breda 40mm cannons in twin mountings instead. The radar was upgraded with the French F97 model while the and the operations center was modernized by increasing its size with new sonar stations. The Bridge had larger windows installed with larger side wings.

D182 was finally decommissioned in December 1994 and fell to the scrapman's torch in Spain. The Hamburg-class, as a whole, is no longer in service.

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Operators
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National flag of modern Germany

[ West Germany; Germany (unified) ]
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Portside view of the FGS Schleswig-Holstein D-182 pulling up alongside the battleship USS Iowa for refueling
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Bow-starboard side view of the FGS Schleswig-Holstein D-182
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Stern starboard side view of the FGS Schleswig-Holstein D-182 cutting through waters
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Perfect portside view of an approaching FGS Schleswig-Holstein D-182
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Straight-on bow view of the FGS Schleswig-Holstein D-182 at speed; note bridge, tower arrays and gun armament
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Bow portside view of the FGS Schleswig-Holstein D-182 in waters
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Bow starboard view of the FGS Schleswig-Holstein D-182
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Bow starboard view of the FGS Schleswig-Holstein D-182 at speed
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Stern portside view of the FGS Schleswig-Holstein D-182 departing

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