Lütjens-class destroyer
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Type 103 Lütjens |
| Builders | Bath Iron Works, Maine (3) |
| Operators | German Navy |
| Preceded by | Hamburg class |
| Built | 1966–1970 |
| In commission | 1969–2003 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| Preserved | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Guided missile destroyer |
| Displacement | 4,720 t |
| Length | 133.2 m (437 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
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| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h) |
| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h) |
| Complement | 337 |
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The Type 103 Lütjens class was the last class of destroyers in service with the German Navy. The ships were US Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyers but with some modifications to meet German requirements. They were replaced by the new Sachsen-class frigates, designated frigate even though they are much larger and more capable in all aspects than the Lütjens-class destroyers.