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Barroso vs Karakurt

Overview

The Barroso and the Karakurt are both Corvette classes.

The Barroso displaces 2,390 tons — 3.0x the Karakurt's 800 tons. The Barroso reaches 27 knots vs 30 knots for the Karakurt. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the Barroso vs 2,500 for the Karakurt. The Barroso carries a crew of 154 vs 50 for the Karakurt.

The Barroso was produced in 1 units vs 13 for the Karakurt. The Barroso was commissioned in 2008, 10 years before the Karakurt (2018).

Brazilian corvette, introduced in 2008, has a displacement of 2,390 tons.
Origin 🇧🇷 Brazil
Category Corvette
Type Corvette
Manufacturer Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro
Year introduced 2008
Number built 1 unit
Estimated unit price NA
Russian guided-missile corvette, introduced in 2018, has a displacement of 800 tons.
Origin 🇷🇺 Russia
Category Corvette
Type Guided-missile corvette
Manufacturer Pella Shipyard
Year introduced 2018
Number built 13 units
Estimated unit price $34 million
Displacement 2,390 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 103.4 m
Beam 11.4 m
Crew 154
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
Armament
  • 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm guns
  • 4 × Exocet SSMs
  • 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes
Displacement 800 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots
Range 2,500 nm
Length 67.0 m
Beam 11.0 m
Crew 50
Propulsion CODAD: 3 Zvezda M-507D1 112 c or 16D49 16D500 12V ZE1600KZ turbodiesel engine with 3 diesel generators DGAS-315
Armament
  • 1 × 76.2 mm 59-caliber AK-176MA or 100 mm A-190 automatic dual-purpose guns
  • 1 × Pantsir-M CIWS with Hermes-K missiles or 1 × 3M89 Palash/ Palma CIWS with Sosna-R missiles
  • 2 × AK-630M-2 CIWS and Tor missile system (on first 2 vessels)
  • 2 × 4 UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr or Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles
  • 2 × 12.7x108 mm Kord machine gun

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Barroso-class or Karakurt-class?
The Barroso-class has greater displacement at 2,390 tons compared to the Karakurt-class's 800 tons.
Which is faster, the Barroso-class or Karakurt-class?
The Karakurt-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Barroso-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Barroso-class or Karakurt-class?
The Barroso-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Karakurt-class's 2,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Barroso-class or Karakurt-class?
The Barroso-class is longer at 103.4 meters compared to the Karakurt-class's 67.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Barroso-class and Karakurt-class have?
The Barroso-class has a larger crew complement of 154 compared to the Karakurt-class's 50 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Barroso-class or Karakurt-class?
The Karakurt-class has been built in greater numbers with 13 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Barroso-class.