German frigate Braunschweig

	Braunschweig in 1972
History
Germany
Name	Braunschweig
Namesake	Braunschweig
Builder	H. C. Stülcken Sohn
Laid down	28 July 1960
Launched	3 February 1962
Commissioned	16 June 1964
Decommissioned	4 July 1984
Home port	Wilhelmshaven
Identification	Pennant number: F225
Fate	Sold to Turkish Navy
Badge
Turkey
Name	Gemlik
Namesake	Gemlik
Commissioned	16 July 1992
Decommissioned	July 1994
Identification	Pennant number: D-361
Fate	Scrapped
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 &; 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;

Braunschweig (F225) is the sixth ship of the Köln-class frigates of the German Navy.