Admiral Grigorovich vs Riga

The Admiral Grigorovich and the Riga are both Frigate classes. The Admiral Grigorovich displaces 4,000 tons — 2.8x the Riga's 1,416 tons. The Admiral Grigorovich reaches 30 knots vs 28 knots for the Riga. Operational range is 4,850 nautical miles for the Admiral Grigorovich vs 1,950 for the Riga. The Admiral Grigorovich carries a crew of 200 vs 175 for the Riga. The Admiral Grigorovich was produced in 5 units vs 69 for the Riga. The Admiral Grigorovich was commissioned in 2016, 62 years after the Riga (1954).

Russian guided missile frigate, introduced in 2016, has a displacement of 4,000 tons.
Origin 🇷🇺 Russia
Category Frigate
Type Guided missile frigate
Manufacturer Yantar Shipyard
Year introduced 2016
Number built 5 units
Estimated unit price $450 million
Soviet frigate, introduced in 1954, displaced 1,416 tons.
Origin 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR
Category Frigate
Type Frigate
Manufacturer Kaliningrad
Year introduced 1954
Number built 69 units
Estimated unit price NA
Displacement 4,000 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots
Range 4,850 nm at 14 knots
Length 124.8 m
Beam 15.2 m
Crew 200
Propulsion 2 shaft COGAG; 2 DS-71 cruise gas turbines 8,450 shp (6,300 kW); 2 DT-59 boost gas turbines 22,000 shp (16,000 kW); Total: 60,900 shp (45,400 kW)
Armament
  • 1 × 100 mm A-190E-01 naval gun
  • 8 (2 × 4) UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr, Oniks or Tsircon cruise missiles
  • 8 BrahMos missiles for India variants
  • 24 (2 × 12) 3S90M Shtil-1 VLS cells for 9M317M/ME surface-to-air-missiles
  • 2 × AK-630 CIWS
  • 8 × Igla-S or Verba MANPADS
  • 2 × DTA-53-11356 twin-tube torpedo launchers
  • 1 × RBU-6000 rocket launcher
Displacement 1,416 tons
Maximum speed 28.0 knots
Range 1,950 nm at 14 knots
Length 91.0 m
Beam 10.2 m
Crew 175
Propulsion 2 × shaft steam turbines, 2 × boilers; 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)
Armament
  • 3 × 100 mm guns/56 (B-34) (3×1)
  • 4 × 37 mm guns (2×2)
  • 4 × 25 mm guns (2×2) - Some ships
  • MBU-600 anti-submarine rocket launchers (replaced by two RBU-2500)
  • 2 or 3 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (1×2 or 1×3)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Admiral Grigorovich-class or Riga-class?
The Admiral Grigorovich-class has greater displacement at 4,000 tons compared to the Riga-class's 1,416 tons.
Which is faster, the Admiral Grigorovich-class or Riga-class?
The Admiral Grigorovich-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Riga-class's 28 knots.
Which has longer range, the Admiral Grigorovich-class or Riga-class?
The Admiral Grigorovich-class has a longer range at 4,850 nautical miles compared to the Riga-class's 1,950 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Admiral Grigorovich-class or Riga-class?
The Admiral Grigorovich-class is longer at 124.8 meters compared to the Riga-class's 91.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Admiral Grigorovich-class and Riga-class have?
The Admiral Grigorovich-class has a larger crew complement of 200 compared to the Riga-class's 175 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Admiral Grigorovich-class or Riga-class?
The Riga-class has been built in greater numbers with 69 vessels compared to 5 vessels of the Admiral Grigorovich-class.