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The German Navy christened the Karlsruhe, the third of its new K130 Batch II corvettes, at Hamburg's Blohm+Voss shipyard on May 7, 2024.

German Navy christens new K130 Batch II corvette

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The German Navy christened the Karlsruhe, the third of its new K130 Batch II corvettes, at Hamburg’s Blohm+Voss shipyard on May 7, 2024.

The German Navy (Deutsche Marine) has christened the second ship in the second batch of K130 corvettes, the Emden, at the Blohm+Voss shipyard on May 4th. The shipbuilding company, NVL, began constructing the vessel in October 2019, making it the seventh K130 corvette in the Braunschweig-class.

Deutche Marine christened Emden corvette

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The German Navy (Deutsche Marine) has christened the second ship in the second batch of K130 corvettes, the Emden.