The German Navy K130 class corvette Ludwigshafen am Rhein (F264), commissioned on 21 March 2013. This ocean-going corvette is equipped with four 88mm guns in twin mounts, MLG 38mm autocannons, medium machine guns, RBS-15 anti-ship missiles, a close-in weapon system, depth charges, and two racks for 34 sea mines. The ship's hangar and flight deck can support two Camcopter S-100 small unmanned aerial vehicles.
Ludwigshafen am Rhein is the fifth of five Batch 1 K130 corvettes built for the Deutsche Marine, with an additional Batch 2 vessels planned for construction between 2022 and 2025.
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| Photo taken 18 September 2015 |
Ludwigshafen am Rhein (F264) - Specifications:
Displacement: 1,840 tonnes
Length: 89.12 metres (292 feet 5 inches)
Beam: 13.28 metres (43 feet 7 inches)
Draught: 3.4 metres (11 feet 2 inches)
Propulsion: 2 x MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesels, 14.8 MW
Speed: 26 knots (48 km/h, 30 mph)
Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 15 knots
Weapons: 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm gun; 2 x Mauser BK-27 autocannons; 4 x RBS-15 Mk 3 anti-ship missiles; 2 x 21-cell RAM close-in weapons system missile launchers; 34 Mk 12 n naval mines
Complement: 65 (11 officers, 16 chief petty officers, 38 ratings)
