German destroyer Hessen

{{short description|Hamburg-class destroyer}} {{other ships|German ship Hessen}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = Hessen (D-184) during Northern Wedding '86.JPEG | image_caption = ''Hessen'' on 1 September 1986. }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country = Germany | flag = {{shipboxflag|Germany|naval}} | name = ''Hessen'' | namesake = Hessen | ordered = | builder = H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg | yard_number = | laid_down = 5 February 1961 | launched = 4 May 1963 | acquired = | commissioned = 8 October 1968 | decommissioned = 29 March 1990 | in_service = | out_of_service = | struck = | reinstated = | identification = *Pennant number: D184 *Callsign: DRAD | honours = | fate =Scrapped in 1991 | notes = }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = ''Hamburg''-class destroyer |type= |displacement=4,050 tonnes |length= {{convert|133.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|13.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |draft={{convert|4.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |propulsion=4 × Wahodag boilers, 2 steam turbines, 72,000 shp |speed=*{{convert|35|kn|km/h}} *{{convert|37|kn|km/h}} only D182 |range= {{convert|3400|nmi|km}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h}} |endurance= |boats= |capacity= |troops= |complement=284 |sensors=*3 × HSA fire-control radars *Sonar 1BV2 |EW= |armament=*3 × DCN 100 mm/L55 guns *4 × twin 40 mm/L70 guns, Breda Mod 64 *2 × twin MM38 Exocet launcher *2 × quadruple Bofors 375 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers *2 × depth charge ramps, 10 depth charges *4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes *up to 90 naval mines Mk 17 *2 × 20 barreled chaff |armor= |notes= }} }} '''''Hessen''''' '''(D184)''' was the fourth ship of the ''Hamburg-class'' destroyer of the German Navy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FGS Hessen D-184 Type 101 Hamburg class Destroyer German Navy|url=http://www.seaforces.org/marint/German-Navy/Destroyer/D-184-FGS-Hessen.htm|access-date=2020-10-22|website=www.seaforces.org}}</ref>

== Background == The '''Type 101 ''Hamburg'' class''' was the only class of destroyers built during post-war Germany. They were specifically designed to operate in the Baltic Sea, where armament and speed is more important than seaworthiness. They were named after Bundesländer (states of Germany) of West Germany.

The German shipyard Stülcken was contracted to design and build the ships. Stülcken was rather inexperienced with naval shipbuilding, but got the order, since the shipyards traditionally building warships for the German navies like Blohm + Voss, Howaldtswerke or Lürssen were all occupied constructing commercial vessels.

==Construction and career== ''Hessen'' was laid down on 5 February 1961 and launched on 4 May 1963 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 8 October 1968 and decommissioned on 29 March 1990. Finally towed to Portugal and scrapped in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hessen D184|url=https://www.helis.com/database/unit/263-Hessen|access-date=2020-10-22|website=Helis.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery mode="nolines" caption="Hessen Gallery"> File:USS Platte (AO-186) refueling Hessen (D184) 1986.jpeg|USS Platte refueling with ''Hessen'' on 1 September 1986. File:Zerstoerer D184 FGS Hessen 1986.jpg|''Hessen'' underway 1 September 1986. File:Zerstoerer D184 FGS Hessen 1986 exercise.jpg|''Hessen'' underway 1 September 1986. File:Zerstoerer D184 FGS Hessen 1986 Northern Wedding.jpg|''Hessen'' underway 1 September 1986. File:Zerstoerer D184 FGS Hessen 1986 Silhouette.jpg|''Hessen'' underway 1 September 1986. </gallery>

==References== {{Portal|Germany}} <references/>

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