Cassard vs Cornwall
Cassard vs Cornwall at a glance — displacement 5,000 vs 4,850 tons, length 139 vs 148 m, speed 29 vs 18 knots, crew 250 vs 301.
Specifications
|
Cassard |
Cornwall |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Missile frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Arsenal de Lorient (DCAN) |
Swan Hunter / Yarrow |
| Year introduced |
1988 |
1988 |
| Number built |
2 units |
NA |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
5,000 tons |
4,850 tons |
| Maximum speed |
29.0 knots |
18.0 knots |
| Range |
8,000 nm at 17 knots |
4,500 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
139.0 m |
148.1 m |
| Beam |
14.0 m |
14.8 m |
| Crew |
250 |
301 |
Armament & Systems
|
Cassard |
Cornwall |
| 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)
|
8 UGM-84 (IV 2) + 2 Sea Wolf GWS 25 launchers (32 missiles) + 1 114mm Mk.8 gun + 1 Goalkeeper CIWS + 2 30mm DS-30B guns + 6 T/ASM MTLS + 2 Lynx HMA 8 / Merlin HM 1 helicopters |
| Propulsion |
4 × SEMT Pielstick 18PA6-V280 BTC diesel engines 31,000 kW (42,000 hp), 2 shafts |
2 Rolls Royce SM-1 Spey gas turbines with a power of 48,220 hp each - 2 propellers |
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Which has greater displacement, the Cassard-class or Cornwall-class?
The Cassard-class has greater displacement at 5,000 tons compared to the Cornwall-class's 4,850 tons.
Which is faster, the Cassard-class or Cornwall-class?
The Cassard-class is faster with a maximum speed of 29 knots compared to the Cornwall-class's 18 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cassard-class or Cornwall-class?
The Cassard-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Cornwall-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cassard-class or Cornwall-class?
The Cornwall-class is longer at 148.1 meters compared to the Cassard-class's 139.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Cassard-class and Cornwall-class have?
The Cornwall-class has a larger crew complement of 301 compared to the Cassard-class's 250 crew members.