German Brandenburg-class frigate Bayern visits Vietnam.

According to a tweet published by the German Embassy of Hanoi on January 5, 2022, the German Brandenburg-class frigate Bayern arrived at Hanoi, Vietnam, for a few days.
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Brandenburg-class frigate Bayern (Picture source: German Embassy of Hanoi)

Bayern is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy. She was laid down in 1993 at the yards of Nordseewerke, Emden, and launched in June 1994.

She was christened by Karin Stoiber, the wife of the then Minister-President of Bavaria Edmund Stoiber. After undergoing trials she was commissioned on 15 June 1996, and assigned to 6. Fregattengeschwader.

The F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigates. The ships primarily carry out anti-submarine warfare (ASW), but they also contribute to local anti-aircraft defenses, the tactical command of squadrons, and surface-to-surface warfare operations.

The radar suite consists of Thales Nederland 2D air search (LW 08), 3D multifunction (SMART-S), and two STIR 180 fire control radars in addition to two Raytheon navigation radars.

The class is fitted with an Atlas Elektronik DSQS-23BZ bow sonar.