According to a tweet published by Andriy Melnyk on 29 January 2023, the former Ukrainian ambassador to Germany proposed that Germany give Ukraine its decommissioned Bremen-class frigate, Lubeck.
The Bremen-class frigate has a displacement of 3,680 tonnes (3,620 long tons), a length of 130.50 m (428 ft 2 in), a beam of 14.60 m (47 ft 11 in), and a draft of 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in).
The vessels is powered by a CODOG (Combined diesel or gas) system that includes two MTU 20V956 TB92 diesel engines, two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, two Renk STG 150-50 gearboxes, and four Deutz MWM diesel generators.
The frigate can reach a speed of 30 knots (56 km/h). Her range is more than 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) and she has a crew complement of 202, plus 20 aviation personnel.