German destroyer Schleswig-Holstein

For other ships with the same name, see German ship Schleswig-Holstein.

Schleswig-Holstein (D182) was the second ship of the Hamburg-class destroyer of the German Navy.

Schleswig-Holstein underway during BALTOPS on 1 June 1992.
History
Germany
Name	Schleswig-Holstein
Namesake	Schleswig-Holstein
Builder	H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg
Laid down	20 August 1959
Launched	20 August 1960
Commissioned	12 October 1964
Decommissioned	15 December 1994
Identification	Pennant number: D182 Callsign: DRAB
Fate	Scrapped in 1998
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

Background

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

Schleswig-Holstein was laid down on 20 August 1959 and launched on 20 August 1960 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 12 October 1964 and decommissioned on 15 December 1994. Finally towed to Belgium and scrapped in 1998.

Gallery

• Schleswig-Holstein Gallery
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  Schleswig-Holstein firing during gunnery exercise in 1984
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  Schleswig-Holstein alongside USS Iowa on 1 August 1986.
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  Schleswig-Holstein on 1 August 1986.
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  Schleswig-Holstein alongside USS Iowa on 1 August 1986.
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  Schleswig-Holstein alongside USS Iowa on 1 August 1986.
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  Schleswig-Holstein at Tampa Bay, Florida on 19 February 1994.
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  Schleswig-Holstein underway date unknown.