German corvette Ludwigshafen am Rhein

1. German corvette Ludwigshafen am Rhein · Wikipedia revision 1371485549 ↗

   Name

   Infobox · Name

   Ludwigshafen am Rhein

   Namesake

   Infobox · Namesake

   Ludwigshafen am Rhein

   Port of registry

   Infobox · Port of registry

   Hamburg , Germany

   Ordered

   Infobox · Ordered

   December 2001

   Builder

   Infobox · Builder

   Lürssen-Werft , Hamburg

   Cost

   Infobox · Cost

   €240 million

   Laid down

   Infobox · Laid down

   14 April 2006

   Launched

   Infobox · Launched

   26 September 2007

   Commissioned

   Infobox · Commissioned

   21 March 2013

   Home port

   Infobox · Home port

   Wilhelmshaven , Germany

   Identification

   Infobox · Identification

   MMSI number : 211914000 Callsign : DRBE Pennant number : F264

   Status

   Infobox · Status

   Active

   Type

   Infobox · Type

   Braunschweig-class corvette

   Displacement

   Infobox · Displacement

   1,840 tonnes (1,810 long tons)

   Length

   Infobox · Length

   89.12 m (292 ft 5 in)

   Beam

   Infobox · Beam

   13.28 m (43 ft 7 in)

   Draft

   Infobox · Draft

   3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)

   Propulsion

   Infobox · Propulsion

   2 MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines producing 14.8MW, driving two controllable-pitch propellers.

   Speed

   Infobox · Speed

   26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)

   Range

   Infobox · Range

   4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)

   Endurance

   Infobox · Endurance

   7 days; 21 days with tender

   Complement

   Infobox · Complement

   65 : 1 commander , 10 officers , 16 chief petty officers , 38 enlisted

   Sensors & processing systems

   Infobox · Sensors & 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

   Infobox · Electronic warfare & decoys

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

   Armament

   Infobox · Armament

   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

   Aircraft carried

   Infobox · Aircraft carried

   Helicopter pad and hangar for two Saab Skeldar

   Used by

   Lead · explicit current service

   Ludwigshafen am Rhein (F264) is the fifth ship of the Braunschweig -class corvette of the German Navy .

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   Country of origin

   List of active German Navy ships · Origin column 3 · german-corvette-ludwigshafen-am-rhein

   Braunschweig class Type K130 batch 1 5 Germany General-purpose corvette Blohm + Voss Lürssen Nordseewerke Braunschweig F260 2008 1,840 tonnes Part of 1 Corvette squadron of Einsatzflottille 1 . Magdeburg F261 2008 Erfurt F262 2013 Oldenburg F263 2013 Ludwigshafen am Rhein F264 2013

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