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HANS BÜRKNER corvette (1963)


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Hans Bürkner 1978  

Ships


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


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

983
Displacement full, t

1347
Length, m

81.0
Breadth, m

9.40
Draught, m

2.80
No of shafts2
Machinery

4 MAN V8V24/30 diesels
Power, h. p.

13600
Max speed, kts

24
Fuel, tdiesel 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
Complement60


Standard scale images


<i>Hans Bürkner </i>1963
Hans Bürkner 1963
<i>Hans Bürkner </i>1975
Hans Bürkner 1975


Graphics


<i>Hans Bürkner </i>1978  
Hans Bürkner 1978  


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.