German corvette Braunschweig

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Braunschweig sails from Hamburg, Germany on 11 December 2006 for her first voyage.
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Naval Ensign of Germany.svgGermany
NameBraunschweig
Namesake Braunschweig
Port of registry Hamburg, Germany
OrderedDecember 2001
Builder Blohm+Voss, Hamburg
Cost€240 million
Laid down3 December 2004
Launched19 April 2006
Commissioned16 April 2008
Homeport Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Type Braunschweig-class corvette
Displacement1,840 tonnes (1,810 long tons)
Length89.12 m (292 ft 5 in)
Beam13.28 m (43 ft 7 in)
Draft3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Propulsion2 MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines producing 14.8MW, driving two controllable-pitch propellers.
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range4,000  nmi (7,400 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) [1]
Endurance7 days; 21 days with tender [2]
Complement65 : 1 commander, 10 officers, 16 chief petty officers, 38 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carriedHelicopter pad and hangar for two UMS Skeldar V-200

Braunschweig(F260) is the lead ship of the Braunschweig-class corvette of the German Navy.

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Development

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.

The ships feature reduced radar and infrared signatures ("stealth" beyond the Sachsen-class frigates) and will be equipped with two helicopter UAVs for remote sensing. 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 the Sea King, Lynx, and NH-90 helicopters operated by the German Navy.

The German Navy has ordered the RBS-15 Mk4 anti-ship missiles 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 the German Government announced that a second batch of five frigates is to be procured from 2022–2025. [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

Braunschweig was laid down on 3 December 2004 and launched on 19 April 2006 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 16 April 2008. [9]

Operation

Braunschweig and the Indonesian corvette KRI Bung Tomo conducted a joint exercise, as part of UNIFIL, on 24 June 2017. [10]

On 19 August 2020, Braunschweig served as a platform for shipborne trials of two UMS Skeldar V-200 UAVs. [11]

On 16 August 2024, she was towed up the Thames in London, and moored alongside HMS Belfast. [12] On 19 August 2024, Braunschweig played the Imperial March as she was towed out of London. [13]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Korvette "Braunschweig"-Klasse (K 130)" (in German). German Navy . Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette - German Navy". Navyr ecognition. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. ↑ BAAINBw Procures New Helicopter Drones for the Navy, Baainbw, 27 September 2018, retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "de:Neue Aufgaben der Marine mit moderner Ausrüstung" (in German). German Navy. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  6. ↑ German Navy K130 Corvettes Ready for Saab RBS-15 Mk3 Anti-Ship Missiles, Navy recognition, 8 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Fünf neue Korvetten für die Bundeswehr", Faz.
  8. ↑ "German Navy to Get Five More K130 Braunschweig-class Corvettes", Navy recognition, 14 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  10. ↑ "Angkatan Laut Jerman dan KRI Bung Tomo Latihan Pembekalan". www.jpnn.com (in Indonesian). 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  11. ↑ "German Navy begins shipborne trials of UMS Skeldar's V-200 UAV aboard K130 corvette". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  12. ↑ Montgomery, Samuel (21 August 2024). "Watch: German navy warship plays Darth Vader theme on Thames". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 21 August 2024– via MSN.
  13. ↑ Anderson, Nate (2024-08-21). "German warship floats down Thames while playing Darth Vader's theme". Ars Technica . Retrieved 2024-10-12.

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