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Specifications
Broadsword Cornwall
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Missile frigate
Manufacturer Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd Swan Hunter / Yarrow
Year introduced 1979 1988
Number built 14 units NA
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,500 tons 4,850 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 18.0 knots
Range NA 4,500 nm at 18 knots
Length 131.2 m 148.1 m
Beam 14.8 m 14.8 m
Crew 222 301
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Armament & Systems
Broadsword Cornwall
Armament
  • 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)

8 UGM-84 (IV 2) + 2 Sea Wolf GWS 25 launchers (32 missiles) + 1 114mm Mk.8 gun + 1 Goalkeeper CIWS + 2 30mm DS-30B guns + 6 T/ASM MTLS + 2 Lynx HMA 8 / Merlin HM 1 helicopters
Propulsion 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) 2 Rolls Royce SM-1 Spey gas turbines with a power of 48,220 hp each - 2 propellers

Overview

The Broadsword and the Cornwall are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 4,500 tons for the Broadsword vs 4,850 tons for the Cornwall. The Broadsword reaches 30 knots vs 18 knots for the Cornwall. The Broadsword carries a crew of 222 vs 301 for the Cornwall.

The Broadsword was commissioned in 1979, 9 years before the Cornwall (1988).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Broadsword-class or Cornwall-class?
The Cornwall-class has greater displacement at 4,850 tons compared to the Broadsword-class's 4,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Broadsword-class or Cornwall-class?
The Broadsword-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Cornwall-class's 18 knots.
Which has longer range, the Broadsword-class or Cornwall-class?
The Cornwall-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Broadsword-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Broadsword-class or Cornwall-class?
The Cornwall-class is longer at 148.1 meters compared to the Broadsword-class's 131.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Broadsword-class and Cornwall-class have?
The Cornwall-class has a larger crew complement of 301 compared to the Broadsword-class's 222 crew members.