Bremen vs La Fayette
Bremen vs La Fayette at a glance — displacement 3,680 vs 3,200 tons, length 130 vs 125 m, speed 30 vs 25 knots, crew 222 vs 164.
Specifications
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Bremen |
La Fayette |
| Origin |
🇩🇪 Germany |
🇫🇷 France |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
General-purpose frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Bremer Vulkan |
DCNS |
| Year introduced |
1982 |
1996 |
| Number built |
8 units |
20 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$325 million |
| Displacement |
3,680 tons |
3,200 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
25.0 knots |
| Range |
4,000 nm at 16 knots |
9,000 nm at 12 knots |
| Length |
130.5 m |
125.0 m |
| Beam |
14.6 m |
15.4 m |
| Crew |
222 |
164 |
Armament & Systems
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Bremen |
La Fayette |
| Armament |
- 1 × OTO-Melara 76 mm dual-purpose gun
- 2 × Mauser MLG27 27 mm autocannons
- 1 × 8-cell launch system (16 × Sea Sparrow surface to air missiles)
- 2 × MK 49 launcher (21 × RAM each)
- 2 × quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers
- 2 × Mark 32 324-mm twin torpedo launchers (8 × DM4A1 or Mark 46 torpedo)
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- 1 x 100 mm TR automatic gun
- 2 x 20 mm modèle F2 guns
- 8 x Exocet MM40 block II anti-ship missiles
- 1 x Crotale CN2 CIWS
- 2 x 6 Sadral launchers with Mistral Mk 3 SAM/SSM
- 2 x 2 manually operated Simbad/Mistral
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| Propulsion |
CODOG (Combined diesel or gas): 2 × MTU 20V956 TB92 diesel engines (8.14 MW total), 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines (38 MW total) |
4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Bremen-class or La Fayette-class?
The Bremen-class has greater displacement at 3,680 tons compared to the La Fayette-class's 3,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Bremen-class or La Fayette-class?
The Bremen-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the La Fayette-class's 25 knots.
Which has longer range, the Bremen-class or La Fayette-class?
The La Fayette-class has a longer range at 9,000 nautical miles compared to the Bremen-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Bremen-class or La Fayette-class?
The Bremen-class is longer at 130.5 meters compared to the La Fayette-class's 125.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Bremen-class and La Fayette-class have?
The Bremen-class has a larger crew complement of 222 compared to the La Fayette-class's 164 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Bremen-class or La Fayette-class?
The La Fayette-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Bremen-class.