Brahmaputra vs Freedom
Brahmaputra vs Freedom at a glance — displacement 3,850 vs 3,500 tons, length 126 vs 115 m, speed 30 vs 47 knots, crew 350 vs 50.
Specifications
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Brahmaputra |
Freedom |
| Origin |
🇮🇳 India |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Guided-missile frigate |
Littoral combat ship |
| Manufacturer |
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
Marinette Marine |
| Year introduced |
2000 |
2008 |
| Number built |
3 units |
16 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$362 million |
| Displacement |
3,850 tons |
3,500 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
47.0 knots |
| Range |
4,500 nm at 12 knots |
3,500 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
126.4 m |
115.0 m |
| Beam |
14.5 m |
17.5 m |
| Crew |
350 |
50 |
Armament & Systems
|
Brahmaputra |
Freedom |
| Armament |
- 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 × quadruple KT-184 launchers)
- 24 × Barak point-defence surface-to-air missiles (3 × 8 cell VLS units)
- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
- 4 × AK-630 6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun
- 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes)
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- 1 × BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
- 1 × Mk 49 launcher with 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Surface-to-Air Missiles
- 4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
- 2 × 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II guns
- 24 × AGM-114L Hellfire missiles
- 1 × Lockheed Martin 150 kW High Energy Laser
|
| Propulsion |
2 BHEL Bhopal steam turbines delivering 22,370 kW (30,000 shp) to 2 shafts |
2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW (48,000 hp) gas turbines, 2 × Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B 6.8 MW (9,100 hp) diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce/Kamewa 153SII/153BII waterjets |
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Which has greater displacement, the Brahmaputra-class or Freedom-class?
The Brahmaputra-class has greater displacement at 3,850 tons compared to the Freedom-class's 3,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Brahmaputra-class or Freedom-class?
The Freedom-class is faster with a maximum speed of 47 knots compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Brahmaputra-class or Freedom-class?
The Brahmaputra-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Freedom-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Brahmaputra-class or Freedom-class?
The Brahmaputra-class is longer at 126.4 meters compared to the Freedom-class's 115.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Brahmaputra-class and Freedom-class have?
The Brahmaputra-class has a larger crew complement of 350 compared to the Freedom-class's 50 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Brahmaputra-class or Freedom-class?
The Freedom-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Brahmaputra-class.