Brahmaputra vs Kolkata
Brahmaputra vs Kolkata at a glance — displacement 3,850 vs 7,400 tons, length 126 vs 163 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 350 vs 300.
Specifications
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Brahmaputra |
Kolkata |
| Origin |
🇮🇳 India |
🇮🇳 India |
| Category |
Frigate |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Guided-missile frigate |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Year introduced |
2000 |
2014 |
| Number built |
3 units |
3 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$730 million |
| Displacement |
3,850 tons |
7,400 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
4,500 nm at 12 knots |
6,000 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
126.4 m |
163.0 m |
| Beam |
14.5 m |
17.4 m |
| Crew |
350 |
300 |
Armament & Systems
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Brahmaputra |
Kolkata |
| 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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- 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles
- 2 × 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles
- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
- 4 x AK-630 CIWS
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| Propulsion |
2 BHEL Bhopal steam turbines delivering 22,370 kW (30,000 shp) to 2 shafts |
Combined gas and gas system: 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 reversible gas turbines producing 16.55MW each |
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Which has greater displacement, the Brahmaputra-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class has greater displacement at 7,400 tons compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 3,850 tons.
Which is faster, the Brahmaputra-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Brahmaputra-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Brahmaputra-class or Kolkata-class?
The Kolkata-class is longer at 163.0 meters compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 126.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Brahmaputra-class and Kolkata-class have?
The Brahmaputra-class has a larger crew complement of 350 compared to the Kolkata-class's 300 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Brahmaputra-class or Kolkata-class?
Both the Brahmaputra-class and Kolkata-class have been built in equal numbers with 3 vessels each.