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Specifications
Cassard Chi Yang
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Arsenal de Lorient (DCAN) Todd Shipyard
Year introduced 1988 1969
Number built 2 units 46 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 5,000 tons 4,130 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 8,000 nm at 17 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 139.0 m 134.0 m
Beam 14.0 m 14.3 m
Crew 250 257
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Cassard Chi Yang
Armament
  • 1 × Mk 13 launcher (40 × Standard SM-1MR anti-air missiles)
  • 8 × MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × fixed torpedo tubes (10 × L5 mod 4 torpedoes)
  • 1 × Creusot-Loire Compact 100 mm/55 Mod 68 DP gun
  • 2 × 20 mm F2 anti-aircraft guns
  • 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 2 × Sadral sextuple launcher (39 × Mistral CIWS anti-air missiles)
  • 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/54 caliber Mark 42 gun
  • 1 × Mk-16 8–cell ASROC launcher
  • 2 × dual Mark 32 Mark 46 torpedo launchers
  • 1 × Mk-25 8–cell RIM-7 Sea Sparrow (BPDMS)
  • 1 × Mk-29 8–cell RIM-7H Improved Sea Sparrow (IBPDMS)
  • 1 × Phalanx CIWS
  • Harpoon anti-ship missiles
Propulsion 4 × SEMT Pielstick 18PA6-V280 BTC diesel engines 31,000 kW (42,000 hp), 2 shafts 1 × Westinghouse steam turbine, 2 × 1,200 psi boilers, 35,000 shp

Overview

The Cassard and the Chi Yang are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 5,000 tons for the Cassard vs 4,130 tons for the Chi Yang. The Cassard reaches 29 knots vs 27 knots for the Chi Yang. Operational range is 8,000 nautical miles for the Cassard vs 4,500 for the Chi Yang. The Cassard carries a crew of 250 vs 257 for the Chi Yang.

The Cassard was produced in 2 units vs 46 for the Chi Yang. The Cassard was commissioned in 1988, 19 years after the Chi Yang (1969).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Cassard-class or Chi Yang-class?
The Cassard-class has greater displacement at 5,000 tons compared to the Chi Yang-class's 4,130 tons.
Which is faster, the Cassard-class or Chi Yang-class?
The Cassard-class is faster with a maximum speed of 29 knots compared to the Chi Yang-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cassard-class or Chi Yang-class?
The Cassard-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Chi Yang-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cassard-class or Chi Yang-class?
The Cassard-class is longer at 139.0 meters compared to the Chi Yang-class's 134.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Cassard-class and Chi Yang-class have?
The Chi Yang-class has a larger crew complement of 257 compared to the Cassard-class's 250 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Cassard-class or Chi Yang-class?
The Chi Yang-class has been built in greater numbers with 46 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Cassard-class.