K130 class Korvette Braunschweig christened

[ger_mark]

http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bm/korvette-k-130/taufe-braunschweig/009.jpg

http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bm/korvette-k-130/taufe-braunschweig/010.jpg

http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bm/korvette-k-130/taufe-braunschweig/012.jpg

http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bm/korvette-k-130/taufe-braunschweig/013.jpg

http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bm/korvette-k-130/taufe-braunschweig/001.jpg

[ger_mark]

http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bm/korvette-k-130/taufe-braunschweig/005.jpg

http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bm/korvette-k-130/taufe-braunschweig/008.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/vzg2uv.jpg

http://www.marine.de/02DB070000000001/CurrentBaseLink/W26P29K2722INFODE/$FILE/KK%20Herbst_640.jpg

http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bm/korvette-k-130/taufe-braunschweig/011.jpg

[von_herrs]

By George, the German naval uniforms look terrible. The visor caps look like they just came out of the cleaners. Even the Nazi Kriegsmarine had better uniforms.

[bd popeye]

By George, the German naval uniforms look terrible. The visor caps look like they just came out of the cleaners. Even the Nazi Kriegsmarine had better uniforms.

The Nazi Kriegsmarine had great uniforms in my opinion.
Kriegsmarine enlisted u-boat sailor..I think & an Lt.
http://www.uboat.net/men/uniforms/images/damatr.jpg
http://www.replicaters.com/ww2german%20navy/kaptitanleutnant.jpg
Those "visor caps" are worn by enlisted men??? geez..the USN went to one dress uniform for all hands back in the seventies. It did not last. by the early 80's the traditional uniforms were brought back.

Nice pictures. I wish US DoD pictures were sized like these. Those US military pics directly linked to DoD sites are just to big to post without goofing something up....:(

Say when will that ship be comissioned?

[ger_mark]

The Uniforms look pretty similar IMO

http://www.marine.de/02DB070000000001/CurrentBaseLink/W26P29K2722INFODE/$FILE/KK%20Herbst_640.jpghttp://www.replicaters.com/ww2german%20navy/kaptitanleutnant.jpg



however
I love this guy since i was a child!

http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bm/korvette-k-130/taufe-braunschweig/008.jpg

http://www.aeolusduurzaamleven.nl/bryx/File/Captain%20Iglo.JPG

:nana:

[bd popeye]

Captian Iglo? What sort of product does he represent? Ice cream? Fish or sea food? Ice perhaps???????

I bet it is ice cream!:p

well I looked it up and it's

http://media.telemarket.fr/imgprod/3EC37825556441BEE1000000AC110A15.jpg

[ger_mark]

here he's known for Fishsticks(?)

http://www.artfond.de/images/fischstaebchen13.jpg

[Gollevainen]

So...fishsticks eh? Do i really need to ask what does fishsticks gotta do with Bundesmarines new corvettes? Finish your meals and back to the duty!

[ger_mark]

Well it's obvious that Captain Iglo Himself has overtaken the Ship :)

[von_herrs]

Note that the Bundesmarine uniform is 6-button while the DeutcheReichKriegsmarine is 8-button.

[ger_mark]

no its 8 buttons aswell, he has just his arm above it

[Scratch]

The five ships of the first batch of the K130 Braunschweig class Corvettes are to be comissioned from may 2007-2008.
The first vessel will start early sea-trials on November 30.

They won't carry Heli's but two VTOL UAVs for surveillance and ASW missions.
http://www.aric.or.kr/trend/history/images/uav/orka1200.jpg

[Scratch]

Revival of an old thread since there are news:

On April 16th, the Bundesmarine finally commissioned the first K130 Braunschweig class korvette. The next four are to follow until somewhere in 2009.
On Wed 23rd, the ship began it's first deployment heading to Sicily for an exercise and afterwards to the red sea for further warm water testing. She will return at the end of june.
The 89m ship has a crew of 58 and is fully networked. The cost was 208 m € (currently $324,5m).

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/4402/k130seitexr0.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=k130seitexr0.jpg)http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6254/k1302jt7.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=k1302jt7.jpg)http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/9237/k1303jh0.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=k1303jh0.jpg)

[ger_mark]

German Navy is now looking for 6 K131 Corvettes to replace the remaining fac's.

[Jeff Head]

http://www.schnellboot.net/de/bm/korvette-k-130/taufe-braunschweig/009.jpg
Three vessels have been launched to date, the F260, Braunschweig, the F261, Magdeburg, and the F262, Erfurt, launched on March 29, 2008. I believe the first two are already commissioned.

With the two RAM launchers they have very good self defense AAW capabilities, and the four mk3 RBS-15 missiles (fire and forget, 200km range, 200kg warhead) are a strong anti-surface componenet as well. It iis my understanding that the UAV capability is on indefinite hold and that they will carry a single medium sized helo.

The pics posted are not coming up for me. Here are a couple of others.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Korvette_Braunschweig_F260_2895.jpg/800px-Korvette_Braunschweig_F260_2895.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Korvette_Braunschweig_F260_3026.jpg/800px-Korvette_Braunschweig_F260_3026.jpg

[Scratch]

Three vessels have been launched to date, the F260, Braunschweig, the F261, Magdeburg, and the F262, Erfurt, launched on March 29, 2008. I believe the first two are already commissioned.

Actually, all five units are already in the water. Braunschweig 19/4/06, Magdeburg 6/9/07, Erfurt 29/3/07, Oldenburg 28/6/07, Ludwigshafen am Rhein 26/9/07.
Braunschweig was commisioned 16/4/08. The second is soon to follow. The rest should be undergoing sea trials or be in the final stage of outfitting.

With the two RAM launchers they have very good self defense AAW capabilities, and the four mk3 RBS-15 missiles (fire and forget, 200km range, 200kg warhead) are a strong anti-surface componenet as well.

30 RBS-15 should have been purchased I think. Later on, an Mk4 version with a new seeker and warhead to attack land targets will follow. This pack indeed a significant punch. However, I believe for a K130 like ship, the original plan to outfit it with Polyphem missiles was more appropriat. While the heavy attack missions were bettered carried out by the F 125 later on. Unfortunately the programm was canceled back in '03.

It is my understanding that the UAV capability is on indefinite hold and that they will carry a single medium sized helo.

While the flight deck supports one "man carrying helo", the hanger, wich was supposed to host the two UAVs, does not.
The UAVs were postponed because of financial reasons.
Bad thing, since this takes away the primary recon assets of the ships. I think that's a critical reduction of overall performance.