Control Radar as well as the 9LV combat management system and an IFF system replacement. The work is to be carried out at the facilities of German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen, with logistical support by ESG. Ships All ships of the class are named after German Bundesländer and are based in Wilhelmshaven as 2. Fregattengeschwader (2nd Frigate Squadron) of the German Navy. Service history On the morning of Wednesday 9 December 2015, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was transiting the Kiel Canal when she was involved in a collision with the container ship Nordic Bremen causing damage to both vessels. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern suffered a gash along her bow at the level of the main deck, whilst Nordic Bremen fared better, having only to offload two damaged containers before continuing its voyage. From August 2021 to February 2022, F217 Bayern is traversing the Horn of Africa, Australia, and Japan on an Indo-Pacific deployment, engaging in numerous port calls on the way. The Japanese foreign minister Nobuo Kishi had previously called on Germany to send a warship to East Asia and exercise with JMSDF forces. See also List of naval ship classes in service Duke-class frigate Karel Doorman-class frigate Images References External links naval-technology.com