title: German frigate Baden-Württemberg
text: # German frigate Baden-Württemberg
  
  Baden-Württemberg (F222) is the lead ship of the Baden-Württemberg-class frigates of the German Navy.
  
  ## Background
  
  Baden-Württemberg was designed and constructed by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen. She is part of the Baden-Württemberg class, which has the highest displacement of any class of frigate worldwide and is used to replace the Bremen class.
  
  ## Construction and career
  
  Baden-Württemberg was laid down on 2 November 2011 and launched on 12 December 2013 in Hamburg, Germany. She was commissioned on 17 June 2019.
  
  On 17 April 2020, Baden-Württemberg completed her extreme weather test in the South Atlantic after she left Brazil on 7 February to test hot weather near the Equator.
  
  In January 2022, it was reported that full operational capability for Baden-Württemberg was still only expected in mid-2023.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Baden-Württemberg gallery
  * Baden-Württemberg under construction in Hamburg on 11 December 2013.
  * Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
  * Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
  * Unfinished Baden-Württemberg being towed on 10 November 2015.
  * Baden-Württemberg underway in Hamburg on 29 April 2019.
  