German corvette Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe, still under construction, in the port of Hamburg, 2022
History
Germany
NameKarlsruhe
NamesakeKarlsruhe
OrderedSeptember 2017
BuilderLürssen-Werft, Bremen
Cost€400 million
Laid down6 October 2020
IdentificationPennant number: F267
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
TypeBraunschweig-class corvette
Displacement1,840 tonnes (1,810 long tons)
Length89.12 m (292 ft 5 in)
Beam13.28 m (43 ft 7 in)
Draft3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Propulsion2 MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines producing 14.8MW, driving two controllable-pitch propellers.
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1]
Endurance7 days; 21 days with tender
Complement65 : 1 commander, 10 officers, 16 chief petty officers, 38 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carriedHelicopter pad and hangar for two Saab Skeldar

Karlsruhe (F267) is the eighth ship of the Braunschweig-class corvette of the German Navy.

  1. ^ "Corvette Braunschweig Handed Over" (Press release). ThyssenKrupp AG. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2015.