Broadsword vs Tourville
Broadsword vs Tourville at a glance — displacement 4,500 vs 5,745 tons, length 131 vs 152 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 222 vs 292.
Specifications
|
Broadsword |
Tourville |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇫🇷 France |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Guided-missile frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd |
Arsenal de Lorient |
| Year introduced |
1979 |
1974 |
| Number built |
14 units |
3 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
4,500 tons |
5,745 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
5,000 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
131.2 m |
152.8 m |
| Beam |
14.8 m |
15.3 m |
| Crew |
222 |
292 |
Armament & Systems
|
Broadsword |
Tourville |
| 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)
|
- 6 x single Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles
- 1 x Malafon anti-submarine missile launcher
- 2 x single L5 torpedo launchers
- 2 or 3 x single 100 mm guns
- 2 x single 20 mm autocannon
- 4 x single 12.7 mm machine guns
- 1 x Crotale anti-aircraft missile system
|
| 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; 2 steam turbines; 4 water-tube boilers; 54,400 shp |
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Which has greater displacement, the Broadsword-class or Tourville-class?
The Tourville-class has greater displacement at 5,745 tons compared to the Broadsword-class's 4,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Broadsword-class or Tourville-class?
The Tourville-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Broadsword-class's 30 knots.
Which is longer, the Broadsword-class or Tourville-class?
The Tourville-class is longer at 152.8 meters compared to the Broadsword-class's 131.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Broadsword-class and Tourville-class have?
The Tourville-class has a larger crew complement of 292 compared to the Broadsword-class's 222 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Broadsword-class or Tourville-class?
The Broadsword-class has been built in greater numbers with 14 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Tourville-class.