Bremen vs Valour
Bremen vs Valour at a glance — displacement 3,680 vs 3,700 tons, length 130 vs 121 m, speed 30 vs 28 knots, crew 222 vs 152.
Specifications
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Bremen |
Valour |
| Origin |
🇩🇪 Germany |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Guided-missile frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Bremer Vulkan |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1982 |
2006 |
| Number built |
8 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$250 million |
| Displacement |
3,680 tons |
3,700 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
28.0 knots |
| Range |
4,000 nm at 16 knots |
8,000 nm at 16 knots |
| Length |
130.5 m |
121.0 m |
| Beam |
14.6 m |
16.3 m |
| Crew |
222 |
152 |
Armament & Systems
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Bremen |
Valour |
| 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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- 8 MBDA MM 40 Exocet Block 2 surface-to-surface missiles
- 16 Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles
- 1 Otobreda 76 mm gun
- 1 Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun (CIWS)
- 2 Mk1 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
- 2 12.7 mm Rogue remotely operated guns
- 4 324 mm torpedo tubes
|
| 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) |
CODAG WARP: 2 MTU 16V 1163 TB93 diesel engines (5,920 kW each) and 1 General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (20,000 kW) driving 2 shafts and 1 waterjet |
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Which has greater displacement, the Bremen-class or Valour-class?
The Valour-class has greater displacement at 3,700 tons compared to the Bremen-class's 3,680 tons.
Which is faster, the Bremen-class or Valour-class?
The Bremen-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Valour-class's 28 knots.
Which has longer range, the Bremen-class or Valour-class?
The Valour-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Bremen-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Bremen-class or Valour-class?
The Bremen-class is longer at 130.5 meters compared to the Valour-class's 121.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Bremen-class and Valour-class have?
The Bremen-class has a larger crew complement of 222 compared to the Valour-class's 152 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Bremen-class or Valour-class?
The Bremen-class has been built in greater numbers with 8 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Valour-class.