Broadsword vs Maestrale
Broadsword vs Maestrale at a glance — displacement 4,500 vs 3,040 tons, length 131 vs 122 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 222 vs 225.
Specifications
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Broadsword |
Maestrale |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇮🇹 Italy |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Anti-submarine frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd |
Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti |
| Year introduced |
1979 |
1981 |
| Number built |
14 units |
8 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
4,500 tons |
3,040 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
6,000 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
131.2 m |
122.7 m |
| Beam |
14.8 m |
12.9 m |
| Crew |
222 |
225 |
Armament & Systems
|
Broadsword |
Maestrale |
| 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)
|
- 4 × TESEO Mk-2 anti-ship missiles
- 1 × Albatross octuple Aspide SAM launcher
- 1 × Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun
- 2 × Oto Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO CIWS
- 2 × Browning HB2B 12.7 mm
- 2 × MG 42/59 7.62 mm
- 2 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo tubes (Whitehead ILAS-3)
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| 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) |
CODOG scheme: 2 × GE/Avio General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 18.380 MW (24,648 hp) each; 2 × diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230-20-DVM, 4.044 MW (5,423 hp) each |
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Which has greater displacement, the Broadsword-class or Maestrale-class?
The Broadsword-class has greater displacement at 4,500 tons compared to the Maestrale-class's 3,040 tons.
Which is faster, the Broadsword-class or Maestrale-class?
The Maestrale-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Broadsword-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Broadsword-class or Maestrale-class?
The Maestrale-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Broadsword-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Broadsword-class or Maestrale-class?
The Broadsword-class is longer at 131.2 meters compared to the Maestrale-class's 122.7 meters.
How many crew members do the Broadsword-class and Maestrale-class have?
The Maestrale-class has a larger crew complement of 225 compared to the Broadsword-class's 222 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Broadsword-class or Maestrale-class?
The Broadsword-class has been built in greater numbers with 14 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Maestrale-class.