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Saturday, 5 February 2022

German ocean-going corvette Ludwigshafen am Rhein (F264) 2006-

preceding Gepard-class, museumship


Lürssen-Werft, Lemswerder, Germany May 2010

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Gemany-flagged, MMSI 211914000 and call sign DRBE. Laid down at the Lürssen-Werft on 14 April 2006, launched on 26 September 2007 and commissioned on 21 March 2013. Of the K130 Braunschweig-class or Korvette 130-class Batch 1, preceded by Gepard-class. With a displacement of 1,840 tonnes and as dimensions 89.12 x 13.28 x 3.4 metres or 292.5 x 43.7 x 11.2 feet. Fitted out with 2 MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesels supplying 14.8MW allowing a speed of 26 knots and a range of 4,000 nautical miles/15 knots and 7 days endurance stand alone or with a tender 21 days. Crew numbers 65 men. Fitted out with a helicopter pad and a hangar able to store 2 Saab Skeldar helicopters. The armament consists of 1-76mm OTO Melara gun, 2Mauser BK-27 autocannons, 4 RBS-15 Mk3 anti ship missiles, 2 RAM Block II launchers each with 21 missiles and for mine laying purposes are 2 mine racks of each 34 Mk12 naval mines available.

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