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German destroyer Bayern

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Bayern in 1975.
History
Germany
NameBayern
NamesakeBayern
BuilderH. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg
Laid down15 February 1961
Launched14 August 1962
Commissioned6 July 1965
Decommissioned16 December 1993
Identification
FateScrapped in 1998
General characteristics
Class and typeHamburg-class destroyer
Displacement4,050 tonnes
Length133.7 m (438 ft 8 in)
Beam13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)
Draft4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion4 × Wahodag boilers, 2 steam turbines, 72,000 shp
Speed
  • 35 knots (65 km/h)
  • 37 knots (69 km/h) only D182
Range3,400 nautical miles (6,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement284
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

Bayern (D183) was the third ship of the Hamburg-class destroyer of the German Navy.[1]

Background

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The Type 101 Hamburg class was the only class of destroyers built during post-war Germany. They were specifically designed to operate in the Baltic Sea, where armament and speed is more important than seaworthiness. They were named after Bundesländer (states of Germany) of West Germany.

The German shipyard Stülcken was contracted to design and build the ships. Stülcken was rather inexperienced with naval shipbuilding, but got the order, since the shipyards traditionally building warships for the German navies like Blohm + Voss, Howaldtswerke or Lürssen were all occupied constructing commercial vessels.

Construction and career

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Bayern was laid down on 15 February 1961 and launched on 14 August 1962 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 6 July 1965 and decommissioned on 16 December 1993. Finally towed to Denmark and scrapped in 1998.[2]

The name Bayern was used again in 1994 for the frigate F217.

References

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  1. ^ "FGS Bayern D-183 Type 101 Hamburg class Destroyer German Navy". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  2. ^ "Bayern D183". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.