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German frigate Hessen German frigate Hessen Hessen is a "Sachsen"-class frigate of the German Navy. Built by Nordseewerke, Emden, "Hessen" was the third and final ship of the "Sachsen" class to be launched and then commissioned into the German Navy. She is based at Wilhelmshaven with the other ships of the "Sachsen" class as part of "2. Fregattengeschwader", which itself forms part of the "Einsatzflottille 2". Shortly after her commissioning in 2006, "Hessen" was deployed with other ships of the German Navy to guard the Mecklenburg coastline during the 33rd G8 summit in 2007, which was being held in the region. In 2008