Broadsword vs Sheffield
Broadsword vs Sheffield at a glance — displacement 4,500 vs 4,200 tons, length 131 vs 125 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 222 vs 253.
Specifications
|
Broadsword |
Sheffield |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category |
Frigate |
Destroyer |
| Type |
Frigate |
Guided-missile destroyer |
| Manufacturer |
Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd |
Vickers |
| Year introduced |
1979 |
1975 |
| Number built |
14 units |
16 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
4,500 tons |
4,200 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
4,200 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
131.2 m |
125.6 m |
| Beam |
14.8 m |
14.3 m |
| Crew |
222 |
253 |
Armament & Systems
|
Broadsword |
Sheffield |
| 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)
|
- 1 × twin launcher for GWS-30 Sea Dart missiles
- 1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
- 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × Oerlikon / BMARC 20 mm cannon
- 4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missile launchers
- 2 × STWS II triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes
|
| 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 shafts COGOG; 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines (50,000 shp); 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines (5,340 shp) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Broadsword-class or Sheffield-class?
The Broadsword-class has greater displacement at 4,500 tons compared to the Sheffield-class's 4,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Broadsword-class or Sheffield-class?
Both the Broadsword-class and Sheffield-class have a maximum speed of 30 knots.
Which is longer, the Broadsword-class or Sheffield-class?
The Broadsword-class is longer at 131.2 meters compared to the Sheffield-class's 125.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Broadsword-class and Sheffield-class have?
The Sheffield-class has a larger crew complement of 253 compared to the Broadsword-class's 222 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Broadsword-class or Sheffield-class?
The Sheffield-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 14 vessels of the Broadsword-class.