German corvette Magdeburg

History
Magdeburg underway on 4 March 2008
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	Rostock, 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

Magdeburg (F261) is the second 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 to 2025.^[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 trial on her flight deck on 24 August 2018.^[11]