Engineering:German corvette Erfurt
 Erfurt underway in Wilhelmshaven on 25 April 2013.
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| Name: | Erfurt |
| Namesake: | Erfurt |
| Port of registry: | Hamburg, Germany |
| Ordered: | December 2001 |
| Builder: | Nordseewerke, Hamburg |
| Cost: | €240 million |
| Laid down: | 22 September 2005 |
| Launched: | 29 March 2007 |
| Commissioned: | 28 February 2013 |
| Homeport: | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
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| Status: | Active |
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| 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 |
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| Aircraft carried: | Helicopter pad and hangar for two Saab Skeldar |
Erfurt (F262) is the third ship of the Braunschweig-class corvette of the German Navy.
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
Erfurt was laid down on 22 September 2005 and launched on 29 March 2007 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 28 February 2013.[9]
Erfurt successful escorted a World Food Programme vessel MV Eleni K across the Gulf of Aden from Berbera which is part of Operation Atalanta on 13 December 2015.[10]
Gallery
Erfurt fitting out in April 2010.
References
- ↑ "Corvette Braunschweig Handed Over" (Press release). ThyssenKrupp AG. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ German Navy K130 Corvettes Ready for Saab RBS-15 Mk3 Anti-Ship Missiles, Navy recognition, 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Fünf neue Korvetten für die Bundeswehr", Faz, https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/fuenf-neue-korvetten-fuer-die-bundeswehr-14481903.html.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette" (in en-GB). https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/k130corvette/.
- ↑ "Operation Atalanta Warship Completes Successful Escort of WFP Vessel" (in English). 2015-12-13. https://hornobserver.com:443/articles/2/Operation-Atalanta-Warship-Completes-Successful-Escort-of-WFP-Vessel.
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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