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Brandenburg vs Broadsword

Brandenburg vs Broadsword at a glance — displacement 4,490 vs 4,500 tons, length 138 vs 131 m, speed 29 vs 30 knots, crew 219 vs 222.

Specifications
Brandenburg Broadsword
Origin 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Anti-submarine frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Blohm + Voss Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd
Year introduced 1994 1979
Number built 4 units 14 units
Estimated unit price $325 million NA
Displacement 4,490 tons 4,500 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 18 knots NA
Length 138.9 m 131.2 m
Beam 16.7 m 14.8 m
Crew 219 222
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Armament & Systems
Brandenburg Broadsword
Armament
  • One OTO-Melara 76 mm/62 Mk 75 multi-purpose naval gun
  • Two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons
  • One Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles
  • Two Mk 49 launchers for 21 x Rolling Airframe Missiles
  • Two quadruple launchers for 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles
  • Four 324 mm torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes
  • 2 x Sextuple Sea Wolf anti-air missile launchers
  • 4 x Exocet MM-38 anti-ship missile launchers
  • 2 x triple STWS-2 tubes for Mk.46 or Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes
  • 2 x 40mm Bofors guns
  • 2 x 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns
  • L7A2 GPMGs
  • M134 Miniguns
  • 2 x quad Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers (Batch 3)
  • 1 x 4.5-inch (113 mm) Mk.8 gun (Batch 3)
  • 1 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS (Batch 3)
  • 2 x 30mm DS30B guns (Batch 3)
Propulsion CODOG (combined diesel or gas): two MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines (8.14 MW each), two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines (38 MW total), two propeller shafts 2-shaft COGOG, 2 Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines: 54,000 shp (40 MW), 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines: 9,700 shp (7.2 MW)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Brandenburg-class or Broadsword-class?
The Broadsword-class has greater displacement at 4,500 tons compared to the Brandenburg-class's 4,490 tons.
Which is faster, the Brandenburg-class or Broadsword-class?
The Broadsword-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Brandenburg-class's 29 knots.
Which is longer, the Brandenburg-class or Broadsword-class?
The Brandenburg-class is longer at 138.8 meters compared to the Broadsword-class's 131.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Brandenburg-class and Broadsword-class have?
The Broadsword-class has a larger crew complement of 222 compared to the Brandenburg-class's 219 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Brandenburg-class or Broadsword-class?
The Broadsword-class has been built in greater numbers with 14 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Brandenburg-class.