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Barroso vs Buyan

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Specifications
Barroso Buyan
Origin 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇷🇺 Russia
Category Corvette Corvette
Type Corvette Guided-missile corvette
Manufacturer Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro Almaz Shipbuilding Company
Year introduced 2008 2006
Number built 1 unit 15 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 2,390 tons 949 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 28.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 15 knots 2,300 nm at 12 knots
Length 103.4 m 75.0 m
Beam 11.4 m 11.0 m
Crew 154 52
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Armament & Systems
Barroso Buyan
Armament
  • 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm guns
  • 4 × Exocet SSMs
  • 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes
  • 1 × 100 mm A-190-01 naval gun
  • 1 × 2 30 mm AK-630-M2 CIWS
  • 1 × Pantsir-M CIWS (Stavropol)
  • 2 × 4 UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr or Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles
  • 2 × 4 Komar surface-to-air missiles
  • 1 × 10 55 mm DP-65 anti-saboteur grenade launcher
  • 2 × 14.5 mm KPV type
Propulsion 1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (27,490 shp) and 2 × MTU 1163 TB93 diesel engines driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration 2 shaft CODAD, 4 × Zvezda M520, 10,875 kW (14,584 shp) and Kolomna Diesel, Pumpjet

Overview

The Barroso and the Buyan are both Corvette classes.

The Barroso displaces 2,390 tons — 2.5x the Buyan's 949 tons. The Barroso reaches 27 knots vs 28 knots for the Buyan. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the Barroso vs 2,300 for the Buyan. The Barroso carries a crew of 154 vs 52 for the Buyan.

The Barroso was produced in 1 units vs 15 for the Buyan. The Barroso was commissioned in 2008, 2 years after the Buyan (2006).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Barroso-class or Buyan-class?
The Barroso-class has greater displacement at 2,390 tons compared to the Buyan-class's 949 tons.
Which is faster, the Barroso-class or Buyan-class?
The Buyan-class is faster with a maximum speed of 28 knots compared to the Barroso-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Barroso-class or Buyan-class?
The Barroso-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Buyan-class's 2,300 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Barroso-class or Buyan-class?
The Barroso-class is longer at 103.4 meters compared to the Buyan-class's 75.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Barroso-class and Buyan-class have?
The Barroso-class has a larger crew complement of 154 compared to the Buyan-class's 52 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Barroso-class or Buyan-class?
The Buyan-class has been built in greater numbers with 15 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Barroso-class.