Attended
by numerous guests and representatives from Politics, Navy and Industry,
as well as the Blohm + Voss workforce, the laying-down ceremony for
the 125-class (F125) frigate took place at building dock 12 at the Hamburg
shipyard. The ceremony was organized by the F125 Work Group (ARGE F125),
consisting of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG – who commissioned
Blohm + Voss Naval GmbH to complete the order – and Friedrich
Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co.
Following a three-year design and management phase, and six months after
production started on the first section, the festive laying-down of
the first hull section marks the continuation of the first 125-class
frigate according to schedule.
In implementing the F125 frigate program, the German shipbuilding industry
will once again be demonstrating its capacity to innovate and its innate
strengths. Designed and equipped for deployment as part of allied defense
missions and crisis prevention, as well as supporting humanitarian rescue
missions, counter-terrorism and the combating of asymmetric threats,
the 125-class frigate is one of the world's most advanced frigates.
The 125-class frigate's outstanding mission versatility is matched by
an innovative complement model and a systematic, technical implementation
of the intensive use capability principle: despite considerably reduced
crew numbers, this approach means mission duration can be extended significantly
beyond the typical limit for frigates. |
ThyssenKrupp
Marine Systems 125-class (F125) frigate