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HANS BÜRKNER corvette (1963)

Hans Bürkner 1963

Hans Bürkner 1975

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Hans Bürkner Y879, 1975- A1449   Atlaswerke, Bremen 10.1960 16.7.1961 5.1963 stricken 10.1990

 

Displacement standard, t

983

Displacement full, t

1347

Length, m

81.0

Breadth, m

9.40

Draught, m

2.80

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 MAN V8V24/30 diesels

Power, h. p.

13600

Max speed, kts

24

Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts) 2180(15)

Armament

1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 106, 2 - 533 TT, 1 x 4 - 375 Bofors ASWRL, mines

Electronic equipment

Kelvin Hughes 14/9, TRS-N radars, 1BV sonar

Complement 60

 

Project history: Originally rated as a 'Large B Type' torpedo-recovery vessel, Hans Bürkner was manned by the navy who first commissioned her in May 1963. However she was turned over to Trials Command 71 and operated under the pennant lumber A1449 with a reduced civilian crew.

Modernizations: early 1970s: - 1 x 2 - 40/70, 2 - 533 TT; + VDS sonar

 

Naval service: No significant events.

Hans Bürkner 1978

 

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