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| Erfurt (F262), corvette of the German Navy |
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is another photo gallery from my visit to Kiel in 2019,
on the first weekend of the 137th Kiel Week. The Kiel Week (German:
Kieler Woche) or Kiel Regatta is an annual sailing event in Kiel, the
capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The first weekend of the Kiel
Week, the famous Naval Base of Kiel, opens its gates for just four hours
per day, for thousands of tourists who are eager to visit the German
Navy warships and dozens of foreign warships which visit the city of
Kiel, to honor the Kiel Week. Among the German ships moored at the Base, was the third vessel of the Braunschweig-class (K130) corvettes, Erfurt (F262), a ship that was commissioned in 2013. Her sisters are Braunschweig, Magdeburg, Oldenburg, Ludwigshafen am Rhein while five more vessels of an improved batch are under construction, the Köln, Emden, Karlsruhe, Augsburg and Lübeck. Her length is about 89.1m, the beam 13.28m, while the displacement
reaches the 2,000t. She features reduced radar and infrared signatures and are equipped with UMS Skeldar V-200 helicopter UAVs for remote sensing. The hangar is too small for standard helicopters, but the flight deck is large enough for Sea Kings, Lynx, or NH-90s, the helicopters of the German Navy. The ship is armed with one Leonardo 76mm dual purpose gun, two (2) Rheinmetall MLG
27 remote weapon 27mm gun systems, two (2) RAM Block II launchers, four (4) RBS-15 Mk 3 (Mk 4 in the near future) anti-ship missiles, Stinger MANPADS, a variety of
machine guns and naval mines. The crew is
about 65 people. Enjoy more than 90 photos of the warship!
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The forward mast with the TRS-3D/16 MFR and below, a MIRADOR EOS
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The Leonardo 3in gun and the forward RAM CIWS
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The sign for the bow thruster
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The ship's superstructure
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The ship's superstructure. Note the X-shape for small
radar signatures
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The ship's bridge
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| Erfurt, corvette of the German Navy |
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The bridge and one of the two Raytheon navigation radars
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View of the ship
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View of the bow
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The compact mast that integrates various antennas,
including SATCOM, ECM, ESM, EOS and radars
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One of the two MLG-27 RWS is visible
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View of the bridge
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The forward RAM Block 2 21-cell launchers
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Another view of the ship
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Bow view
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View of the Kiel Naval Base
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Erfurt alongside other (foreign) vessels
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Corvette Erfurt and U33 (pics of the submarine here)
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| One of the two MLG-27 RWS is visible |
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| One of the two MLG-27 RWS is visible |
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The rear mast and rear RAM CIWS
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The rear RAM Block 2 21-cell launcher
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Closer photo of the Mk49 GMLS
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Note the read MIRADOR EOS and the second navigation/
helicopter approach radar
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Water cannon aiming at the flight deck
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| Water cannon aiming at the flight deck |
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The flight deck
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The flight deck can accommodate up to a 12-ton class
helicopter (Westland Lynx or NH90) |
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Close-up photo of a RAM launcher
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The rear mast that hosts communication antennas, a radar
and a MIRADOR electro-optical sensor
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The two double RBS-15 Mk3 and Mk4 (in the future) SSM
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RBS15 Mk3 anti-ship launchers
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Rear view of the foremast.
Note the SPS-N-5000 ELINT antennas (collar) at the top
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The upper dome contains one of the two KJS-N-5000 jammers
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The anti-ship launchers amidships
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The twin RBS-15 Mk3 canisters
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MLG-27 27mm remote weapon station
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The MLG-27 achieves a 1,700rds/min and a range up to 4km
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Each MLG-27 features and integrated fire control system
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View of MLG-27 RWS
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View of the rear mast of Erfurt
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The ammunition box and the 27mm cannon of MLG-27
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SATCOM antenna
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The forward MASS decoy launcher.
Note that it contains 32 decoys!
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View of the bow deck
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The 76mm naval gun and one of the two RAM CIWS
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RAM 21-cell anti-aircraft/missile launcher
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The modern bridge
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| The modern bridge |
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Description of the RAM launcher. A fire and forget weapon
that can even engage surface targets at 6km
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View from the bridge
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Note that the launcher is loaded with
three RIM-116 Block 2 SAM
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Description of the 76mm gun: range 16km, 100rds/min
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The weapon firing arcs that equip the corvette
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| The weapon firing arcs that equip the corvette |
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The ship has weapons for ASuW, ASW, NL and AAW
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Description of the MASS DL
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| Closer photo of the description of the RAM launcher. |
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I cannot remember why I took this photo :-)
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View of the bridge's consoles
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| View of the bridge's consoles |
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| View of the bridge's consoles |
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| View of the bridge's consoles |
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| View of the bridge's consoles |
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Searchlight
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The enclosed mast
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The starboard MLG-27 RWS
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One of the two RIB is visible
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The fire control system of MLG-27
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The canister contains an RBS-15 Mk3 SSM.
The missile can hit surface and land targets at 200km range!
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RHIB and the launching/recovery mechanism
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Communication antennas and jammers
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The small domes at the second level contain the
jamming systems. At the lower level there are SATCOM antennas
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Details of the RIB. It is a 6.1-metre FASSMER
that can accommodate up to 8 persons on board
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The rear MASS decoy launching system
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The two masts of the K130 corvette
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Close up photo of Multi-Ammunition Softkill System
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The flight deck can be fitted with rails for minelaying (DM11,
DM41, DM51 and DM61 sea mines).
The ship has a small hangar that can accomodate
two Camcopter S-100 helicopter drones |
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The RAM CIWS/SAM launcher
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The rear (small) mast of the ship
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Another view of the ship's flight deck
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The ship at Kiel Naval Base
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View of the Kiel Naval Base with various visiting ships
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| View of the Kiel Naval Base with various visiting ships |
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Erfurt, is the third vessel in the class
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The fine lines of K130 corvette
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| Erfurt (F262), corvette of the German Navy |
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At each side of the radar there is an ESM (DF) antenna
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Although the displacement of the K130 is almost five times greater
than that of the Gepard-class FACM , the radar cross-section is smaller! |
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