| German corvette Braunschweig | |
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File:Korvette Braunschweig F260 2895.jpg Braunschweig sails from Hamburg, Germany on December 11, 2006 for her first voyage. | |
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| Name: | Braunschweig |
| Namesake: | Braunschweig |
| Port of registry: | Hamburg, Germany |
| Ordered: | December 2001 |
| Builder: | Blohm+Voss, Hamburg |
| Cost: | €240 million |
| Laid down: | 3 December 2004 |
| Launched: | 19 April 2006 |
| Commissioned: | 16 April 2008 |
| Homeport: | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
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| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Braunschweig-class corvette |
| Displacement: | 1,840 tonnes (1,810 long tons) |
| Length: | 89.12 m (292 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 13.28 m (43 ft 7 in) |
| Draft: | 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines producing 14.8MW, driving two controllable-pitch propellers. |
| Speed: | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1] |
| Endurance: | 7 days; 21 days with tender[2] |
| Complement: | 65 : 1 commander, 10 officers, 16 chief petty officers, 38 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
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| Aircraft carried: | Helicopter pad and hangar for two Saab Skeldar |
Braunschweig (F260) is the lead ship of the Braunschweig-class corvette of the German Navy.
Developments[]
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.
They feature reduced radar and infrared signatures ("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 two UMS Skeldar V-200 systems for the use on the Braunschweig-class corvettes.[4] 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.
The German Navy has ordered the RBS-15 Mk4 in advance, which will be a future development of the Mk3 with increased range —400 km (250 mi)— and a dual seeker for increased resistance to electronic countermeasures.[5] The RBS-15 Mk3 has the capability to engage land targets.[6]
In October 2016 it was announced that a second batch of five more frigates is to be procured from 2022 to 2025.[7] 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.[8]
Construction and career[]
Braunschweig was laid down on 3 December 2004 and launched on 19 April 2006 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 16 April 2008.[9]
Braunschweig and KRI Bung Tomo conducted an exercise UNIFIL on 24 June 2017.[10] 19 August 2020, Braunschweig served as a platform for shipborne trials of 2 UMS Skeldar V-200 UAV.[11]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ "Corvette Braunschweig Handed Over". ThyssenKrupp AG. 30 January 2008. http://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/presse/art_detail.html&eid=TKBase_1201525684661_1120168579. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Korvette "Braunschweig"-Klasse (K 130)" (in de). German Navy. http://www.marine.de/portal/a/marine/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP3I5EyrpHK93MQivfLEtLTUvNI8vez8orLUkpJUvaSixNK84uSM8tTMdP2CbEdFAOmFiNM!/. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette - German Navy". Navyr ecognition. http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/world-naval-forces/west-european-navies-vessels-ships-equipment/german-navy-marine-germany-vessels-ships-equipment/corvettes-and-opv/1189-k130-braunschweig-class-corvette-korvette-f260-magdeburg-f261-erfurt-f262-oldenburg-f263-ludwigshafen-am-rhein-f264-german-navy-deutsche-marine-tkms-blohm-voss-datasheet-pictures-photos-video-specifications.html/. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "BAAINBw Procures New Helicopter Drones for the Navy". Baainbw. 27 September 2018. http://www.baainbw.de/portal/a/baain/start/aktuell/allena/!ut/p/z1/hY9BC4JAEIX_kbOuaHZ0MU0RFQ3LvcSiixm2K8smHfrxrUTdojk8mPdmvmGAwgmoYMs4MD1KwSbTt9Q7Ez87ZHiLcVjuMEqcfeNWpEBFjKGB478RamL0owIENRfQGsbmN8OBGijQnludFFyvqrnQo9FBMS2VNUulpzW5K2USa-yhRXZIEHY-p-wnceI0jTzXDhNSrcArW9jju8u69WloL0z0Ey9lF7yN-Rb5ee4OL0TZoFE!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/#Z7_B8LTL2922DPE20I3HV5RBO0OG3..
- ↑ "de:Neue Aufgaben der Marine mit moderner Ausrüstung" (in de). German Navy. 17 May 2004. http://www.marine.de/portal/a/marine/waffenun/korvette/braunschweig/neueaufg?yw_contentURL=/01DB070000000001/W26ARD6S756INFODE/content.jsp. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ German Navy K130 Corvettes Ready for Saab RBS-15 Mk3 Anti-Ship Missiles, Navy recognition, 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Fünf neue Korvetten für die Bundeswehr". Faz. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/fuenf-neue-korvetten-fuer-die-bundeswehr-14481903.html..
- ↑ "German Navy to Get Five More K130 Braunschweig-class Corvettes". Navy recognition. 14 November 2016. http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2016/november-2016-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/4561-german-navy-to-get-five-more-k130-braunschweig-class-corvettes.html..
- ↑ "K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette" (in en-GB). https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/k130corvette/.
- ↑ "JPNN" (in id). 2017-06-24. https://www.jpnn.com/news/angkatan-laut-jerman-latihan-pembekalan-dengan-kri-bung-tomo-357.
- ↑ "Error: no
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Bibliography[]
- Warship International Staff (2007). "First of the German K 130 Class". pp. 364–365. ISSN 0043-0374.
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