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Bremen vs Type 21

Bremen vs Type 21 at a glance — displacement 3,680 vs 3,250 tons, length 130 vs 117 m, speed 30 vs 37 knots, crew 222 vs 177.

Specifications
Bremen Type 21
Origin 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Bremer Vulkan Yarrow Shipbuilders
Year introduced 1982 1974
Number built 8 units 8 units
Estimated unit price NA $60 million
Displacement 3,680 tons 3,250 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 37.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 16 knots 4,000 nm at 17 knots
Length 130.5 m 117.0 m
Beam 14.6 m 12.7 m
Crew 222 177
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Armament & Systems
Bremen Type 21
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)
  • 1 × 4.5 in (114 mm) Vickers Mark 8 gun
  • 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns (later 4)
  • 1 × 4-rail launcher for GWS-24 Sea Cat
  • 2 × 8-barrelled Knebworth Corvus countermeasures launchers
  • 4 × launchers for MM38 Exocet surface-surface missiles
  • 2 × 12.75 in (324 mm) 3-tube STWS-1 anti-submarine torpedo launchers
  • TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System)
  • 2 x 4-cell Harpoon missile launchers
  • 1 x 6-cell LY-60N Hunting Eagle SAM launcher
  • 1 × Vulcan Phalanx 20mm CIWS
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) COGOG on 2 shafts; 2 × Tyne cruise turbines: 8,500 shp (6,300 kW); 2 × Olympus boost turbines: 50,000 shp (37,000 kW)
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Bremen-class Specs, operators & history →
Former operators · 8 built
Type 21-class Specs, operators & history →
Former operators · 8 built
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Bremen-class or Type 21-class?
The Bremen-class has greater displacement at 3,680 tons compared to the Type 21-class's 3,250 tons.
Which is faster, the Bremen-class or Type 21-class?
The Type 21-class is faster with a maximum speed of 37 knots compared to the Bremen-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Bremen-class or Type 21-class?
Both the Bremen-class and Type 21-class have a range of 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Bremen-class or Type 21-class?
The Bremen-class is longer at 130.5 meters compared to the Type 21-class's 117.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Bremen-class and Type 21-class have?
The Bremen-class has a larger crew complement of 222 compared to the Type 21-class's 177 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Bremen-class or Type 21-class?
Both the Bremen-class and Type 21-class have been built in equal numbers with 8 vessels each.