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Lutjens Class




Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
D185 Lutjens B 1st May 1966 11th August 1967 22nd March 1969
D186 Molders B 12th April 1966 13th April 1968 20th September 1969
D187 Rommel B 22nd August 1967 1st February 1969 2nd May 1970


Builders:
B : Bath Iron Works, Maine, United States

Dimensions:
439' 6" x 46' 9" x 20' 6" / 133.0m x 14.30m x 6.10m

Displacement:
3370 tons std / 4720 tons max

Complement:
327

Armament:
All ships:
2 x 5" FMCMk42 guns in single turrets
1 x Mk13 Mod 0 launcher for Tartar SAM (40 rounds in total)
1 x Mk112 launcher for ASROC ASM
6 x 12.75" Mk32 torpedo tubes in triple mounts.

Aircraft Facilities:
No aircraft facilities provided.

Armour:
None known.

Powerplant:
Four boilers were fitted with two General Electric steam turbines producing a total of 70000shp on two shafts.

The maximum speed was 30kts and range at 18kts was 4000NM.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
SPS52 3D air search
SPS40 2D air search
SPS10 surface search
SPQ9 fire control

Sonar:
Atlas DSQS21B hull mounted

Other:
Raytheon SPG51C fire control

Miscellaneous: