German destroyer Hessen

Hamburg-class destroyer

For other ships with the same name, see German ship Hessen.

Hessen on 1 September 1986.

History
Germany
Name| Hessen
Namesake| Hessen
Builder| H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg
Laid down| 5 February 1961
Launched| 4 May 1963
Commissioned| 8 October 1968
Decommissioned| 29 March 1990
Identification|

* Pennant number: D184
* Callsign: DRAD

Fate| Scrapped in 1991
General characteristics
Class and type| Hamburg-class destroyer
Displacement| 4,050 tonnes
Length| 133.7 m (438 ft 8 in)
Beam| 13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)
Draft| 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion| 4 × Wahodag boilers, 2 steam turbines, 72,000 shp
Speed|

* 35 knots (65 km/h)
* 37 knots (69 km/h) only D182

Range| 3,400 nautical miles (6,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement| 284
Sensors and
processing systems|

* 3 × HSA fire-control radars
* Sonar 1BV2

Armament|

* 3 × DCN 100 mm/L55 guns
* 4 × twin 40 mm/L70 guns, Breda Mod 64
* 2 × twin MM38 Exocet launcher
* 2 × quadruple Bofors 375 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers
* 2 × depth charge ramps, 10 depth charges
* 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
* up to 90 naval mines Mk 17
* 2 × 20 barreled chaff

Hessen (D184) was the fourth 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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Hessen was laid down on 5 February 1961 and launched on 4 May 1963 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 8 October 1968 and decommissioned on 29 March 1990. Finally towed to Portugal and scrapped in 1991.[2]

## Gallery

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* Hessen Gallery
* USS Platte refueling with Hessen on 1 September 1986.

* Hessen underway 1 September 1986.

* Hessen underway 1 September 1986.

* Hessen underway 1 September 1986.

* Hessen underway 1 September 1986.

## References

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* Germany portal

1. ^ "FGS Hessen D-184 Type 101 Hamburg class Destroyer German Navy". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
2. ^ "Hessen D184". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.

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* Schleswig-Holstein
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* Preceded by: Fletcher class
* Followed by: Brandenburg class

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