German corvette Magdeburg

Magdeburg (F261) is the second ship of the Braunschweig-class corvette of the German Navy.

Magdeburg underway on 4 March 2008.
History
Germany
Name:	Magdeburg
Namesake:	Magdeburg
Port of registry:	Hamburg, Germany
Ordered:	December 2001
Builder:	Lürssen-Werft, Hamburg
Cost:	€240 million
Laid down:	19 May 2005
Launched:	6 September 2006
Commissioned:	22 September 2008
Homeport:	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Identification:	MMSI number: 211911000 Callsign: DRBB Pennant number: F261
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

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

Magdeburg was laid down on 19 May 2005 and launched on 6 September 2006 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 22 September 2008.[9]

7 May 2018,Magdeburg and KRI Usman Harun conducted a towing exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. Usman Harun act as the disabled ship while Magdeburg will be towing her.[10] Magdeburg conducted a UAV Saab Skeldar V-200 trail on her flight deck on 24 August 2018.[11]

Gallery

• 
  Magdeburg being towed by tugs on 6 September 2006.
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  Magdeburg’s builders plaque.
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  Magdeburg moored on 13 August 2011.

References

1. "Corvette Braunschweig Handed Over" (Press release). ThyssenKrupp AG. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
2. "Korvette "Braunschweig"-Klasse (K 130)" (in German). German Navy. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
3. "K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette - German Navy". Navyr ecognition. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
4. BAAINBw Procures New Helicopter Drones for the Navy, Baainbw, 27 September 2018, retrieved 2 March 2019.
5. "de:Neue Aufgaben der Marine mit moderner Ausrüstung" (in German). German Navy. 17 May 2004. 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.
8. "German Navy to Get Five More K130 Braunschweig-class Corvettes", Navy recognition, 14 November 2016.
9. "K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
10. MEDIA, PT AKURAT SENTRA; www.akurat.co. "KRI Usman Harun Sukses Berlatih 'Towing' di Laut Mediterania". akurat.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
11. Defensa.com (2018-08-24). "UAV Skeldar V-200 para las corbetas K130 alemanas-noticia defensa.com - Noticias Defensa defensa.com OTAN y Europa". Defensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-18.

Bibliography

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