Bayandor vs Descubierta
Bayandor vs Descubierta at a glance — displacement 900 vs 1,482 tons, length 84 vs 88 m, speed 20 vs 25 knots, crew 140 vs 118.
Specifications
|
Bayandor |
Descubierta |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇪🇸 Spain |
| Category |
Corvette |
Corvette |
| Type |
Corvette |
Corvette |
| Manufacturer |
Levingston Shipbuilding |
Arsenal de Cartagena |
| Year introduced |
1964 |
1978 |
| Number built |
4 units |
9 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
900 tons |
1,482 tons |
| Maximum speed |
20.0 knots |
25.0 knots |
| Range |
2,500 nm |
4,000 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
84.0 m |
88.8 m |
| Beam |
10.1 m |
10.4 m |
| Crew |
140 |
118 |
Armament & Systems
|
Bayandor |
Descubierta |
| Armament |
- 4 × C-802 anti-ship cruise missiles
- 1 × 76/62 mm Fajr-27 dual purpose naval gun
- 1 × twin 40/56 mm AAA
- 2 × single 20 mm AAA
- 2 × 0.50cal machine guns
- 2 x triple light torpedo launchers
|
- 8 - Harpoon SSM (2 × 4)
- 8 - Aspide SAM (1 × 8)
- 1 - 76 mm gun
- 2 - 40 mm guns (2 × 1)
- 2 - Bofors 375mm Anti-submarine mortar (1 × 2)
- 6 - 12.75 in anti submarine torpedo tubes (2 × 3)
|
| Propulsion |
2 Fairbanks-Morse 38TD8 diesels on 2 shafts |
2 shaft, 4 MTU-Bazán 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines, 16,000 hp (12,000 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Bayandor-class or Descubierta-class?
The Descubierta-class has greater displacement at 1,482 tons compared to the Bayandor-class's 900 tons.
Which is faster, the Bayandor-class or Descubierta-class?
The Descubierta-class is faster with a maximum speed of 25 knots compared to the Bayandor-class's 20 knots.
Which has longer range, the Bayandor-class or Descubierta-class?
The Descubierta-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Bayandor-class's 2,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Bayandor-class or Descubierta-class?
The Descubierta-class is longer at 88.8 meters compared to the Bayandor-class's 84.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Bayandor-class and Descubierta-class have?
The Bayandor-class has a larger crew complement of 140 compared to the Descubierta-class's 118 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Bayandor-class or Descubierta-class?
The Descubierta-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Bayandor-class.