German frigate Emden (F221)

	Emden in 1983
History
Germany
Name	Emden
Namesake	Emden
Builder	H. C. Stülcken Sohn
Laid down	15 April 1958
Launched	21 March 1959
Commissioned	24 October 1961
Decommissioned	23 September 1983
Homeport	Wilhelmshaven
Identification	Pennant number: F221
Fate	Sold to Turkish Navy
Badge
Turkey
Name	Gemlik
Namesake	Gemlik
Commissioned	23 September 1983
Decommissioned	1994
Identification	Pennant number: D-361
Fate	Scrapped, January 1994
General characteristics
Type	Köln-class frigate
Displacement	2090 tons standard; 2750 tons full load;
Length	105 m (344 ft 6 in) waterline; 109.80 m (360 ft 3 in) overall;
Beam	11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draught	4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft CODAG; 2 Brown Boveri & Cie gas turbines, 8832 kilowatts each (24,000 hp total); 4 MAN 16-cylinder diesel engines, 2208 kilowatts each (12,000hp total);
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range	3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph),; 900 nautical miles (1,670 km; 1,040 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph);
Endurance	Bunker: 360 t
Complement	238
Sensors and ; processing systems	Navigation radar KH14/9; Target designation radar DA-02; Surface search radar SGR103; Fire control radar M44, M45; Sonar PAE/CWE hull mounted medium frequency sonar;
Armament	2 × single METL 100 mm guns; 2 × dual Breda 40 mm/L70 guns; 2 × single Bofors 40 mm/L70 guns; 4 × single 533 mm torpedo tubes,; 4 × quad 375 mm ASW rockets; depth charges, mine-laying capacity;

Emden (F221) is the second ship of the Köln-class frigates of the German Navy.

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