German corvette Ludwigshafen am Rhein information

	Ludwigshafen am Rhein in Lemwerder on 16 July 2008.
History
Germany
Name	Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Namesake	Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany
Ordered	December 2001
Builder	Lürssen-Werft, Hamburg
Cost	€240 million
Laid down	14 April 2006
Launched	26 September 2007
Commissioned	21 March 2013
Homeport	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Identification	MMSI number: 211914000; Callsign: DRBE; Pennant number: F264;
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)
Endurance	7 days; 21 days with tender
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 × 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

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

^ "Corvette Braunschweig Handed Over" (Press release). ThyssenKrupp AG. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Korvette "Braunschweig"-Klasse (K 130)" (in German). German Navy. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
^ "K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette - German Navy". Navyr ecognition. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

[1] "Corvette Braunschweig Handed Over" (Press release). ThyssenKrupp AG. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

[marine.de-2] "Korvette "Braunschweig"-Klasse (K 130)" (in German). German Navy. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

[3] "K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette - German Navy". Navyr ecognition. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

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History
Ludwigshafen am Rhein in Lemwerder on 16 July 2008.
Germany
Name	Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Namesake	Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany
Ordered	December 2001
Builder	Lürssen-Werft, Hamburg
Cost	€240 million
Laid down	14 April 2006
Launched	26 September 2007
Commissioned	21 March 2013
Homeport	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Identification	MMSI number: 211914000 Callsign: DRBE Pennant number: F264
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