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Brahmaputra vs Type 054A

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Specifications
Brahmaputra Type 054A
Origin 🇮🇳 India 🇨🇳 China
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Guided-missile frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
Year introduced 2000 2008
Number built 3 units 40 units
Estimated unit price NA $348 million
Displacement 3,850 tons 3,963 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 12 knots 3,800 nm at 18 knots
Length 126.4 m 134.0 m
Beam 14.5 m 16.0 m
Crew 350 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Brahmaputra Type 054A
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)
  • 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS
  • HQ-16 SAM
  • Yu-8 anti submarine rocket launcher
  • 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun
  • 2 × Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130
  • 2 × 3 324mm Yu-7 ASW torpedo launchers
  • 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried)
  • 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers
Propulsion 2 BHEL Bhopal steam turbines delivering 22,370 kW (30,000 shp) to 2 shafts CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts

Overview

The Brahmaputra and the Type 054A are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 3,850 tons for the Brahmaputra vs 3,963 tons for the Type 054A. The Brahmaputra reaches 30 knots vs 27 knots for the Type 054A. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Brahmaputra vs 3,800 for the Type 054A.

The Brahmaputra was produced in 3 units vs 40 for the Type 054A. The Brahmaputra was commissioned in 2000, 8 years before the Type 054A (2008).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Brahmaputra-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has greater displacement at 3,963 tons compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 3,850 tons.
Which is faster, the Brahmaputra-class or Type 054A-class?
The Brahmaputra-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Type 054A-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Brahmaputra-class or Type 054A-class?
The Brahmaputra-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Brahmaputra-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is longer at 134.0 meters compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 126.4 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Brahmaputra-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Brahmaputra-class.