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German Navy - Deutsche Marine Type K130 Braunschweig class Corvette |
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F 260 FGS Braunschweig (2008) F 261 FGS Magdeburg (2008) F 262 FGS Erfurt (2013) F 263 FGS Oldenburg (2013) F 264 FGS Ludwigshafen am Rhein (2013) (5 additional units planned 2019-2023) |
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Builders: Blohm+Voss, Hamburg, Germany Lürssen Werft, Bremen-Vegesack, Germany Nordseewerke GmbH, Emden, Germany NOTE: The ships were not built at a single shipyard. Sections were constructed at different locations at the same time and later married together. The table lists the yard where the keel-laying ceremonies were held. Displacement: 1840 tons (full load) Length: 89,12 meters (292 feet 5 inches) Beam: 13,28 meters (43 ft 7 in) Draft: 3,4 meters (11 ft 2 in) Speed: 26 knots (48 km/h) Range: 4000 NM (7400 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) Complement: 65 Propulsion: DIESEL 2 x MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines 14800 kW (20122 hp) 2 shafts / 2 controllable-pitch propellers Armament: 1 x Oto-Melara/OtoBreda 76/62 DP gun (3 inches / 76mm, 62-caliber) 2 x Rheinmetall/Mauser MLG27 27mm machine gun systems 2 x missile launcher for 4 x RBS-15 Mk.3 SSM missiles (planned) 2 x Mk-49 missile launching system for RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) Mine laying capability: 2 mine-racks for 34 Mk-12 naval mines Aviation: flight deck for Westland Sea Lynx or NH90 helicopter - no hangar stowage for 2 x Schiebel S-100 Camcopter only Systems: Cassidian TRS-3D multifunction passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar Navigation Radar MSSR 2000I IFF system MIRADOR electro-optical sensors UL 5000K ESM suite Link 11 and Link 16 tactical datalink TKWA/MASS Multi Ammunition Softkill System |
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The K130 Braunschweig class (sometimes
Korvette 130) is Germany's newest class of ocean-going corvettes.
Five ships have replaced the Gepard-class fast attack craft of the
German Navy. In October 2016 it was announced that a second batch of
five more corvettes is to be procured from 2019-2023. The decision
was in response to NATO requirements expecting Germany to provide a
total of four corvettes at the highest readiness level for littoral
operations by 2018, and with only five corvettes just two can be
provided. Technical details: They feature reduced radar and infra-red signature ("stealth" beyond the Sachsen-class frigates) and will be equipped with two helicopter UAVs for remote sensing. Recently, the German Navy ordered a first batch of 6 Camcopter S-100 UAVs for the use on the Braunschweig-class corvettes. Also the German Army plans to procure the Camcopter S-100 for land-based missions. The hangar is too small for standard helicopters, but the pad is large enough for Sea Kings, Lynx or NH-90s, the helicopters of the German Navy. Originally the K130 class was supposed to be armed with the naval version of the Polyphem missile, an optical fiber-guided missile with a range of 60 kilometres (37 mi), which at the time was under development. The Polyphem program was canceled in 2003 and instead the designers chose to equip the class with the RBS-15. While the RBS-15 has a much greater range (250 kilometres (160 mi)), the current version mounted on the ships, Mk3, lacks the ECM-resistant video feedback of the Polyphem. The German Navy has ordered the RBS-15 Mk4 in advance, which will be a future development of the Mk3 with increased range (400 kilometres (250 mi)) and a dual seeker for increased resistance to electronic countermeasures. The RBS-15 Mk3 has the capability to engage land targets. Technical problems: Severe problems with the gearing provided by MAAG GmbH of Winterthur, Switzerland delayed the commissioning of the corvettes. Further issues occurred with the air conditioning system and exposure to toxins from exhaust and missile systems. While the ships were originally projected to be commissioned between May 2007 and February 2009, operational capability was delayed until 2014. source: wikipedia |
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