The German Navy has formally named its newest Braunschweig-class corvette in a ceremony in Hamburg.
The future Augsburg honours the city of the same name in the state of Bavaria. The vessel was constructed by a consortium led by local defence shipbuilder the NVL Group and is the ninth corvette in the Braunschweig-class.
Upon completion, the corvette will have a length of 90 metres, a beam of 13 metres, a draught of 3.4 metres, a helicopter deck, and two MTU diesel engines that will deliver a speed of 26 knots. Armament will include surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, mines, a 76mm naval gun, and two 27mm cannons.
The corvette will then undergo final outfitting. She will later be commissioned in Hamburg and undergo all necessary functional tests and acceptance procedures in coordination with the relevant departments of the contracting authority and the German Navy.
The future Augsburg and her Braunschweig-class sisters were developed to replace the German Navy's Gepard-class fast attack craft that were built in the 1980s.