German destroyer Hessen

Hessen on 1 September 1986.
History
Germany
NameHessen
NamesakeHessen
BuilderH. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg
Laid down5 February 1961
Launched4 May 1963
Commissioned8 October 1968
Decommissioned29 March 1990
Identification
FateScrapped in 1991
General characteristics
Class & 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 &
processing systems
Armament

Hessen (D184) was the fourth ship of the Hamburg-class destroyer of the German Navy.

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