German destroyer Lütjens

History
Germany
NameLütjens
NamesakeAdmiral Günther Lütjens
BuilderBath Iron Works
Yard numberDDG-28
Laid down1 March 1966
Launched11 August 1967
Commissioned22 March 1969
Decommissioned18 December 2003
HomeportKiel
IdentificationD185
FateScrapped in Turkey
General characteristics
Class & typeLütjens-class destroyer
Displacement4720 t
Length133.2 m (437 ft)
Beam14.3 m (47 ft)
Draft6.1 m (20 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × steam turbines providing 70,000 shp (52 MW); 2 shafts
  • 4 × 1,275 psi (8,790 kPa) boilers
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement337
Sensors &
processing systems
  • AN/SPS-40 2D air surveillance and early-warning radar, long-range
  • AN/SPS-67 sea surveillance radar, med-range
  • AN/SPS-52 3D air surveillance radar, long-range
  • 2 × AN/SPG-51C Mk 74 fire-control radar
  • AN/SPQ-9 short range fire-control radar for surface and low flying targets
  • AN/SPG-60 tracking and fire control radar (also radar illumination for the missiles)
  • Raytheon RP 1225 navigation radar
  • Atlas Elektronik DSQS-21B active/passive sonar
  • EADS FL1800 ESM suite
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament

The German destroyer Lütjens (German pronunciation: [ˈlʏtjəns]) was the lead ship of her class, a modified version of the American Charles F. Adams class, built for the Bundesmarine (West German Navy) during the 1960s.