German corvette Braunschweig

Short description: Braunschweig-class corvette

Braunschweig sails from Hamburg, Germany on December 11, 2006 for her first voyage.

History
Germany
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
Identification:|

* MMSI number: 211910000
* Callsign: DRBA
* Pennant number: F260

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:|

* Cassidian TRS-3D multifunction Passive electronically scanned array C-Band radar
* 2 navigation radars
* MSSR 2000 i IFF system
* MIRADOR electro-optical sensors
* UL 5000 K ESM suite
* Link 11 and Link 16 communications

Electronic warfare
& decoys:|

* 2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher
* UL 5000 K ECM suite

Armament:|

* Guns;
* 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun[2][3]
* 2 × Mauser BK-27 autocannons
* Anti-ship;
* 4 × RBS-15 Mk.3 anti-ship missiles
* Close-In Weapon System:
* 2 × RAM Block II launchers, 21 missiles each
* Mine laying capability; 2 mine racks of 34 naval mines Mk 12

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.

## Contents

* 1 Developments
* 2 Construction and career
* 3 Gallery
* 4 References
* 5 Bibliography

## 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 2022–25.[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

* Braunschweig sails from Hamburg, Germany on December 11, 2006 for her first voyage.

* Braunschweig sails from Hamburg, Germany on December 11, 2006 for her first voyage.

* Braunschweig sails from Hamburg, Germany on December 11, 2006 for her first voyage.

* Braunschweig sails from Hamburg, Germany on December 11, 2006 for her first voyage.

## References

1. ↑ "Corvette Braunschweig Handed Over" (Press release). ThyssenKrupp AG. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
2. ↑ 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.
3. ↑ "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.
4. ↑ 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, retrieved 2 March 2019 .
5. ↑ "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.
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, https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/fuenf-neue-korvetten-fuer-die-bundeswehr-14481903.html .
8. ↑ "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 .
9. ↑ "K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette" (in en-GB). https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/k130corvette/.
10. ↑ "JPNN" (in id). 2017-06-24. https://www.jpnn.com/news/angkatan-laut-jerman-latihan-pembekalan-dengan-kri-bung-tomo-357.
11. ↑ "German Navy begins shipborne trials of UMS Skeldar's V-200 UAV aboard K130 corvette". https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/august/8865-german-navy-begins-shipborne-trials-of-ums-skeldar-s-v-200-uav-aboard-k130-corvette.html.

## Bibliography

* Warship International Staff (2007). "First of the German K 130 Class". Warship International XLIV (4): 364–365. ISSN 0043-0374.

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