Broadsword vs Van Speijk
Broadsword vs Van Speijk at a glance — displacement 4,500 vs 2,850 tons, length 131 vs 113 m, speed 30 vs 28 knots, crew 222 vs 254.
Specifications
|
Broadsword |
Van Speijk |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd |
Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij |
| Year introduced |
1979 |
1967 |
| Number built |
14 units |
6 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
4,500 tons |
2,850 tons |
| Maximum speed |
30.0 knots |
28.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
4,500 nm at 12 knots |
| Length |
131.2 m |
113.4 m |
| Beam |
14.8 m |
12.5 m |
| Crew |
222 |
254 |
Armament & Systems
|
Broadsword |
Van Speijk |
| 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 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
- 2 × Seacat surface-to-air missile launcher
- 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles
- 2 x Mk 32 torpedo launchers
|
| 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 x geared steam turbines, 22,370 kW (30,000 shp), 2 x shafts |
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Which has greater displacement, the Broadsword-class or Van Speijk-class?
The Broadsword-class has greater displacement at 4,500 tons compared to the Van Speijk-class's 2,850 tons.
Which is faster, the Broadsword-class or Van Speijk-class?
The Broadsword-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Van Speijk-class's 28 knots.
Which is longer, the Broadsword-class or Van Speijk-class?
The Broadsword-class is longer at 131.2 meters compared to the Van Speijk-class's 113.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Broadsword-class and Van Speijk-class have?
The Van Speijk-class has a larger crew complement of 254 compared to the Broadsword-class's 222 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Broadsword-class or Van Speijk-class?
The Broadsword-class has been built in greater numbers with 14 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Van Speijk-class.