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Brandenburg vs Type 054A

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Specifications
Brandenburg Type 054A
Origin 🇩🇪 Germany 🇨🇳 China
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Anti-submarine frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Blohm + Voss Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
Year introduced 1994 2008
Number built 4 units 40 units
Estimated unit price $325 million $348 million
Displacement 4,490 tons 3,963 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 18 knots 3,800 nm at 18 knots
Length 138.9 m 134.0 m
Beam 16.7 m 16.0 m
Crew 219 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Brandenburg Type 054A
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
  • 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 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 CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts

Overview

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

Displacement is 4,490 tons for the Brandenburg vs 3,963 tons for the Type 054A. The Brandenburg reaches 29 knots vs 27 knots for the Type 054A. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the Brandenburg vs 3,800 for the Type 054A.

The Brandenburg was produced in 4 units vs 40 for the Type 054A. Cost per hull is $325M for the Brandenburg vs $348M for the Type 054A. The Brandenburg was commissioned in 1994, 14 years before the Type 054A (2008).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Brandenburg-class or Type 054A-class?
The Brandenburg-class has greater displacement at 4,490 tons compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,963 tons.
Which is faster, the Brandenburg-class or Type 054A-class?
The Brandenburg-class is faster with a maximum speed of 29 knots compared to the Type 054A-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Brandenburg-class or Type 054A-class?
The Brandenburg-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Brandenburg-class or Type 054A-class?
The Brandenburg-class is longer at 138.8 meters compared to the Type 054A-class's 134.0 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Brandenburg-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is more expensive at approximately $348 million per unit compared to the Brandenburg-class at $325 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Brandenburg-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Brandenburg-class.