Lübeck (F224) was the fourth of the six Köln-class frigates built for the Bundesmarine (West German Navy). She was laid down on 28 October 1959 at the Stülcken & Sohn shipyard in Hamburg, launched on 23 July 1960, and commissioned on 6 June 1963. Lübeck served uneventfully for 25 years until she was decommissioned on 11 December 1988, after which she was sold to the Turkish Navy to be cannibalised for spare parts for the other four Köln-class ships that were in Turkish service.

Lübeck was introduced as one of the rewards for the 2020 Wargame “Strategist” event. Aside from her premium bonuses, she is identical to her sister ship Köln. Lübeck is a large frigate with performance comparable to that of a destroyer, with the tools to engage various targets. Thanks to her advanced FCS and air search-and-tracking radar, Lübeck is capable of engaging surface and air targets alike with great efficiency using her fast-firing 100 mm guns. However, due to the lack of armour and the placement of the crew compartments close to the unarmoured deck, Lübeck is quite vulnerable to the destroyer-calibre HE shells that she will commonly face.