<br /><div><article class="id-Page-skyLayout-content idjs-Story"><ol class="id-DonaldBreadcrumb lp_west_breadcrumb id-DonaldBreadcrumb--default" data-k5a-pos="west_breadcrumb"><li class="id-Breadcrumb-item">Home page</li><li class="id-Breadcrumb-item">politics</li></ol><p class="id-Story-timestamp id-Story-timestamp--default"><span class="id-Story-timestamp-content"><span class="id-Story-timestamp-content-prefix">Was standing: </span><time datetime="2024-02-09 13:28">February 9, 2024, 1:28 p.m</time></span></p><p class="id-Story-authors id-Story-authors--default"><span class="id-Story-authors-by">From: </span>Jacob Koch</p><p class="id-Story-interactionBar id-Story-interactionBar--default"><button class="id-Story-interactionBar-link--printAction idjs-printAction lp_west_printAction id-Story-interactionBar-link--printAction--default" data-id-ec="{" shn="" print-action=""><i class="id-Story-interactionBar-link-icon--printAction"/><span class="id-Story-interactionBar-link-text">Press</span></button><button style="display: none;" class="id-Story-interactionBar-link--webShareAction idjs-webshareAction lp_west_webshareAction id-Story-interactionBar-link--webShareAction--default" data-id-ec="{" shn="" webshare-action=""><i class="id-Story-interactionBar-link-icon--webShareAction"/><span class="id-Story-interactionBar-link-text">Split</span></button></p><p class="id-StoryElement-leadText">Navy frigates are considered the smallest warships - they are mostly used for anti-aircraft and anti-ship purposes. </p><figure class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage" data-id-av="{"shn":"Story","sht":"Container","p":{"containerType":"InsertedGalleryItem","displayType":"Galerie-Element","type":"INSERTED_GALLERY_IMAGE","storyElementPosition":"7","storyElementCount":"14"}}" data-id-av-trigger-event="id-virtual-page-view"><div class="id-RatioPlaceholder" style="padding-top: 66.63636363636364%;"></div><figcaption class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption"><span class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption-count">1/5</span><span class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption-text">Baden-Württemberg class: frigates “Baden-Württemberg” (photo), “North Rhine-Westphalia”, Saxony-Anhalt” and “Rhineland-Palatinate” © IMAGO/Oliver Wunder</span></figcaption></figure><figure class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage" data-id-av="{"shn":"Story","sht":"Container","p":{"containerType":"InsertedGalleryItem","displayType":"Galerie-Element","type":"INSERTED_GALLERY_IMAGE","storyElementPosition":"8","storyElementCount":"14"}}" data-id-av-trigger-event="id-virtual-page-view"><div class="id-RatioPlaceholder" style="padding-top: 66.63636363636364%;"><img class="id-RatioPlaceholder-element wv_story_el_galleryImage" src="https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773384-die-koeln-klasse-besteht-aus-den-fregatten-koeln-emden-augsburg-foto-karlsruhe-luebeck-und-braunschweig-PBBG.jpg" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773384-die-koeln-klasse-besteht-aus-den-fregatten-koeln-emden-augsburg-foto-karlsruhe-luebeck-und-braunschweig-PBb9.jpg 448w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773384-die-koeln-klasse-besteht-aus-den-fregatten-koeln-emden-augsburg-foto-karlsruhe-luebeck-und-braunschweig-PB73.jpg 768w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773384-die-koeln-klasse-besteht-aus-den-fregatten-koeln-emden-augsburg-foto-karlsruhe-luebeck-und-braunschweig-PBBG.jpg 1100w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773384-die-koeln-klasse-besteht-aus-den-fregatten-koeln-emden-augsburg-foto-karlsruhe-luebeck-und-braunschweig-PB7d.jpg 1408w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773384-die-koeln-klasse-besteht-aus-den-fregatten-koeln-emden-augsburg-foto-karlsruhe-luebeck-und-braunschweig-PBPH.jpg 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 769px) 768px, 100vw" height="733" width="1100" alt="The “Köln” class consists of the frigates “Köln”, “Emden”, “Augsburg” (photo), “Karlsruhe”, “Lübeck” and “Braunschweig”."/></div><figcaption class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption"><span class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption-count">2/5</span><span class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption-text">The “Köln” class consists of the frigates “Köln”, “Emden”, “Augsburg” (photo), “Karlsruhe”, “Lübeck” and “Braunschweig”. © IMAGO/Norbert Fellechner</span></figcaption></figure><figure class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage" data-id-av="{"shn":"Story","sht":"Container","p":{"containerType":"InsertedGalleryItem","displayType":"Galerie-Element","type":"INSERTED_GALLERY_IMAGE","storyElementPosition":"10","storyElementCount":"14"}}" data-id-av-trigger-event="id-virtual-page-view"><div class="id-RatioPlaceholder" style="padding-top: 66.72727272727272%;"><img class="id-RatioPlaceholder-element wv_story_el_galleryImage" src="https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772647-fregatten-der-brandenburg-klasse-brandenburg-schleswig-holstein-bayern-foto-und-die-mecklenburg-vorpommern-PVBG.jpg" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772647-fregatten-der-brandenburg-klasse-brandenburg-schleswig-holstein-bayern-foto-und-die-mecklenburg-vorpommern-PVb9.jpg 448w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772647-fregatten-der-brandenburg-klasse-brandenburg-schleswig-holstein-bayern-foto-und-die-mecklenburg-vorpommern-PV73.jpg 768w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772647-fregatten-der-brandenburg-klasse-brandenburg-schleswig-holstein-bayern-foto-und-die-mecklenburg-vorpommern-PVBG.jpg 1100w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772647-fregatten-der-brandenburg-klasse-brandenburg-schleswig-holstein-bayern-foto-und-die-mecklenburg-vorpommern-PV7d.jpg 1408w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772647-fregatten-der-brandenburg-klasse-brandenburg-schleswig-holstein-bayern-foto-und-die-mecklenburg-vorpommern-PVPH.jpg 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 769px) 768px, 100vw" height="734" width="1100" alt="Frigates of the “Brandenburg” class: “Brandenburg”, “Schleswig-Holstein”, “Bayern” (photo) and the “Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania”"/></div><figcaption class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption"><span class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption-count">3/5</span><span class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption-text">Frigates of the “Brandenburg” class: “Brandenburg”, “Schleswig-Holstein”, “Bayern” (photo) and the “Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania” © IMAGO/Mc3 Andrew Langholf/US Navy</span></figcaption></figure><figure class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage" data-id-av="{"shn":"Story","sht":"Container","p":{"containerType":"InsertedGalleryItem","displayType":"Galerie-Element","type":"INSERTED_GALLERY_IMAGE","storyElementPosition":"11","storyElementCount":"14"}}" data-id-av-trigger-event="id-virtual-page-view"><div class="id-RatioPlaceholder" style="padding-top: 66.63636363636364%;"><img class="id-RatioPlaceholder-element wv_story_el_galleryImage" src="https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773351-die-fregatten-der-bremen-klasse-die-bremen-niedersachsen-rheinland-pfalz-foto-emden-koeln-karlsruhe-augsburg-und-die-luebeck-OVBG.jpg" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773351-die-fregatten-der-bremen-klasse-die-bremen-niedersachsen-rheinland-pfalz-foto-emden-koeln-karlsruhe-augsburg-und-die-luebeck-OVb9.jpg 448w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773351-die-fregatten-der-bremen-klasse-die-bremen-niedersachsen-rheinland-pfalz-foto-emden-koeln-karlsruhe-augsburg-und-die-luebeck-OV73.jpg 768w,http s://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773351-die-fregatten-der-bremen-klasse-die-bremen-niedersachsen-rheinland-pfalz-foto-emden-koeln-karlsruhe-augsburg-und-die-luebeck-OVBG.jpg 1100w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773351-die-fregatten-der-bremen-klasse-die-bremen-niedersachsen-rheinland-pfalz-foto-emden-koeln-karlsruhe-augsburg-und-die-luebeck-OV7d.jpg 1408w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/773/33773351-die-fregatten-der-bremen-klasse-die-bremen-niedersachsen-rheinland-pfalz-foto-emden-koeln-karlsruhe-augsburg-und-die-luebeck-OVPH.jpg 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 769px) 768px, 100vw" height="733" width="1100" alt="The frigates of the “Bremen” class: The “Bremen”, “Niedersachsen”, “Rhineland-Palatinate” (photo), “Emden”, “Cologne”, “Karlsruhe”, “Augsburg” and the “Lübeck”"/></div><figcaption class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption"><span class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption-count">4/5</span><span class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption-text">The frigates of the “Bremen” class: The “Bremen”, “Niedersachsen”, “Rhineland-Palatinate” (photo), “Emden”, “Cologne”, “Karlsruhe”, “Augsburg” and the “Lübeck” © IMAGO/ Sven Eckelkamp</span></figcaption></figure><figure class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage" data-id-av="{"shn":"Story","sht":"Container","p":{"containerType":"InsertedGalleryItem","displayType":"Galerie-Element","type":"INSERTED_GALLERY_IMAGE","storyElementPosition":"14","storyElementCount":"14"}}" data-id-av-trigger-event="id-virtual-page-view"><div class="id-RatioPlaceholder" style="padding-top: 66.63636363636364%;"><img class="id-RatioPlaceholder-element wv_story_el_galleryImage" src="https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772388-fregatten-der-sachsen-klasse-sachsen-hamburg-und-hessen-foto-PYBG.jpg" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772388-fregatten-der-sachsen-klasse-sachsen-hamburg-und-hessen-foto-PYb9.jpg 448w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772388-fregatten-der-sachsen-klasse-sachsen-hamburg-und-hessen-foto-PY73.jpg 768w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772388-fregatten-der-sachsen-klasse-sachsen-hamburg-und-hessen-foto-PYBG.jpg 1100w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772388-fregatten-der-sachsen-klasse-sachsen-hamburg-und-hessen-foto-PY7d.jpg 1408w,https://www.merkur.de/assets/images/33/772/33772388-fregatten-der-sachsen-klasse-sachsen-hamburg-und-hessen-foto-PYPH.jpg 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 769px) 768px, 100vw" height="733" width="1100" alt="Sachsen-class frigates: “Sachsen”, “Hamburg” and “Hessen” (photo)."/></div><figcaption class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption"><span class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption-count">5/5</span><span class="id-StoryElement-galleryImage-caption-text">Sachsen-class frigates: “Sachsen”, “Hamburg” and “Hessen” (photo). © IMAGO / Pond5 Images</span></figcaption></figure><span class="idjs-endOfStoryElements"/></article></div> #Bundeswehr #frigates #warships #active