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Cassard vs Durand de la Penne

Cassard vs Durand de la Penne at a glance — displacement 5,000 vs 5,560 tons, length 139 vs 147 m, speed 29 vs 32 knots, crew 250 vs 380.

Specifications
Cassard Durand de la Penne
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy
Category Frigate Destroyer
Type Frigate Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Arsenal de Lorient (DCAN) Fincantieri
Year introduced 1988 1992
Number built 2 units 2 units
Estimated unit price NA $748 million
Displacement 5,000 tons 5,560 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 8,000 nm at 17 knots 7,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 139.0 m 147.7 m
Beam 14.0 m 16.1 m
Crew 250 380
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Cassard Durand de la Penne
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 × Otobreda 127 mm gun
  • 3 × Oto Melara 76/62 mm Super Rapido gun
  • 1 × Albatross octuple launcher for Selenia Aspide SAM
  • 1 × Mk 13 launcher with 40 Standard SM-1MR missiles
  • 4 × OTOMAT Mk2 SSMs
  • 4 × Milas anti submarine missile
  • 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo launchers WASS B515/3
Propulsion 4 × SEMT Pielstick 18PA6-V280 BTC diesel engines 31,000 kW (42,000 hp), 2 shafts CODOG scheme: 2 × General Electric/Avio LM2500 gas turbines providing 41,000 kW (55,000 hp) and 2 × diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230-20-DVM 9,396 kW (12,600 hp)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Cassard-class or Durand de la Penne-class?
The Durand de la Penne-class has greater displacement at 5,560 tons compared to the Cassard-class's 5,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Cassard-class or Durand de la Penne-class?
The Durand de la Penne-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Cassard-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cassard-class or Durand de la Penne-class?
The Cassard-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Durand de la Penne-class's 7,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cassard-class or Durand de la Penne-class?
The Durand de la Penne-class is longer at 147.7 meters compared to the Cassard-class's 139.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Cassard-class and Durand de la Penne-class have?
The Durand de la Penne-class has a larger crew complement of 380 compared to the Cassard-class's 250 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Cassard-class or Durand de la Penne-class?
Both the Cassard-class and Durand de la Penne-class have been built in equal numbers with 2 vessels each.