:German corvette Oldenburg
{{short description|Braunschweig-class corvette}}
{{other ships|German ship Oldenburg}}
{{for|the British passenger ferry of the same name|MS Oldenburg}}
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:OLDENBURG 2227.jpg | Ship caption = Oldenburg underway in Wilhelmshaven on 10 September 2015. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = Germany | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Germany|naval}} | Ship name = Oldenburg | Ship namesake = Oldenburg | Ship ordered = December 2001 | Ship builder = Blohm+Voss, Hamburg | Ship yard number = | Ship laid down = 19 January 2006 | Ship launched = 28 June 2007 | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 21 January 2013 | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|211913000}}
| Ship honours = | Ship fate = | Ship status = Active | Ship notes = | Ship registry = Hamburg, Germany | Ship homeport = Wilhelmshaven, Germany | Ship original cost = €240 million }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Braunschweig-class corvette | Ship displacement = {{Convert|1840|t|LT}} | Ship length = {{Convert|89.12|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{Convert|13.28|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = {{Convert |3.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion = 2 MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines producing 14.8MW, driving two controllable-pitch propellers. | Ship speed = {{Convert|26|kn|km/h mph|lk=in}} | Ship range = {{Convert|4000|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{Convert|15|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on}}{{cite press release |url= http://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/presse/art_detail.html%26eid%3DTKBase_1201525684661_1120168579 |title= Corvette Braunschweig Handed Over |publisher= ThyssenKrupp AG |date= 30 January 2008 |accessdate= 14 May 2015 |archive-date= 13 December 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191213141347/http://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/presse/art_detail.html%26eid%3DTKBase_1201525684661_1120168579 |url-status= dead }} | Ship endurance = 7 days; 21 days with tender | Ship complement = 65 : 1 commander, 10 officers, 16 chief petty officers, 38 enlisted | Ship capacity = | Ship aircraft = Helicopter pad and hangar for two Saab Skeldar | Ship sensors = *Cassidian TRS-3D multifunction Passive electronically scanned array C-Band radar
| Ship EW = *2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher
| Ship armament = * Guns;
| Ship armor = | Ship notes = }} |
Oldenburg (F263) is the fourth 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 {{sclass|Gepard|fast attack craft}} of the German Navy.
They feature reduced radar and infrared signatures ("stealth" beyond the {{sclass|Sachsen|frigate}}s) 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.{{Citation|title=BAAINBw Procures New Helicopter Drones for the Navy|date=27 September 2018|publisher=Baainbw|access-date=2 March 2019|url=http://www.baainbw.de/portal/a/baain/start/aktuell/allena/!ut/p/z1/hY9BC4JAEIX_kbOuaHZ0MU0RFQ3LvcSiixm2K8smHfrxrUTdojk8mPdmvmGAwgmoYMs4MD1KwSbTt9Q7Ez87ZHiLcVjuMEqcfeNWpEBFjKGB478RamL0owIENRfQGsbmN8OBGijQnludFFyvqrnQo9FBMS2VNUulpzW5K2USa-yhRXZIEHY-p-wnceI0jTzXDhNSrcArW9jju8u69WloL0z0Ey9lF7yN-Rb5ee4OL0TZoFE!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/#Z7_B8LTL2922DPE20I3HV5RBO0OG3}}. 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 —{{convert|400|km|mi|abbr=on}}— and a dual seeker for increased resistance to electronic countermeasures.{{cite web|date=17 May 2004|title=de:Neue Aufgaben der Marine mit moderner Ausrüstung|url=http://www.marine.de/portal/a/marine/waffenun/korvette/braunschweig/neueaufg?yw_contentURL=/01DB070000000001/W26ARD6S756INFODE/content.jsp|accessdate=14 May 2015|publisher=German Navy|language=de}} The RBS-15 Mk3 has the capability to engage land targets.[http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2016/june-2016-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/4074-german-navy-k130-corvettes-ready-for-saab-rbs-15-mk3-anti-ship-missiles.html German Navy K130 Corvettes Ready for Saab RBS-15 Mk3 Anti-Ship Missiles], Navy recognition, 8 June 2016.
In October 2016 it was announced that a second batch of five more corvettes is to be procured from 2022–25.{{Citation|title=Fünf neue Korvetten für die Bundeswehr|work=Faz|date=14 October 2016 |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/fuenf-neue-korvetten-fuer-die-bundeswehr-14481903.html}}. 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.{{Citation|title=German Navy to Get Five More K130 Braunschweig-class Corvettes|date=14 November 2016|work=Navy recognition|url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2016/november-2016-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/4561-german-navy-to-get-five-more-k130-braunschweig-class-corvettes.html}}.
Construction and career
Oldenburg was laid down on 19 January 2006 and launched on 28 June 2007 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 21 January 2013.{{Cite web|title=K130 Braunschweig Class Corvette|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/k130corvette/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Naval Technology|language=en-GB}}
Oldenburg and KRI Sultan Hasanuddin conducted a logistic exercise in the Mediterranean Sea on 30 March 2019.{{Cite web|last=Nusantara|first=Solusi Sistem|title=Alutsista di Debat Capres ke-4, Ini Penampakan Kapal Perang Indonesia di Lebanon {{!}} Asia Oseania|url=https://www.gatra.com/detail/news/405388/asia-oseania/Alutsista-di-Debat-Capres-ke-4-Ini-Penampakan-Kapal-Perang-Indonesia-di-Lebanon|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.gatra.com|date=20 May 2016 |language=en-US}}
Gallery
File:Korvette Oldenburg F 263.JPG|Oldenburg fitting out on 6 June 2008.
References
Bibliography
- {{cite journal|last1=Warship International Staff|year=2007|title=First of the German K 130 Class|journal=Warship International|volume=XLIV|issue=4|pages=364–365|issn=0043-0374}}
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