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Blohm and Voss Lürssen Werft Nordseewerke Emden German Naval Yards Kiel
German Navy Israeli Navy
Gepard class
Sa'ar 6 class
€ 240 million (2001) (equivalent to € 166.5 million in 2021) per ship (Batch 1) € 400 million (2017) (equivalent to € 427.84 million in 2021) per ship (Batch 2)
2004–present
2008–present
10
4
6
6
Corvette
1,840 t (1,810 long tons )
89.12 m (292 ft 5 in)
13.28 m (43 ft 7 in)
3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
2 MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines producing 14.8MW, driving two controllable-pitch propellers.
26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
7 days; 21 days with tender
65 : 1 commander , 10 officers , 16 chief petty officers , 38 enlisted
Cassidian TRS-3D (Batch 1) Passive electronically scanned array Hensoldt TRS-4D (Batch 2) multifunction NATO C-band AESA radar 2 navigation radars MSSR 2000 i IFF system MIRADOR electro-optical sensors UL 5000 K ESM suite Link 11 and Link 16 communications
2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher UL 5000 K ECM suite
Guns: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 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
Helicopter pad and hangar for two drones
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 89.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 89.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 89.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 89.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 89.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Braunschweig-class corvette equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported existing K130 corvette holdings, excluding the separately stated new-build order. Does not state how many ships are immediately deployable. Specialist-reported holdings; not an independently audited readiness count.