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Cassard vs Type 054A

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Specifications
Cassard Type 054A
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇨🇳 China
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Arsenal de Lorient (DCAN) Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
Year introduced 1988 2008
Number built 2 units 40 units
Estimated unit price NA $348 million
Displacement 5,000 tons 3,963 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 8,000 nm at 17 knots 3,800 nm at 18 knots
Length 139.0 m 134.0 m
Beam 14.0 m 16.0 m
Crew 250 --
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Armament & Systems
Cassard Type 054A
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 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS
  • HQ-16 SAM
  • Yu-8 anti submarine rocket launcher
  • 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun
  • 2 × Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130
  • 2 × 3 324mm Yu-7 ASW torpedo launchers
  • 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried)
  • 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers
Propulsion 4 × SEMT Pielstick 18PA6-V280 BTC diesel engines 31,000 kW (42,000 hp), 2 shafts CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts

Overview

The Cassard and the Type 054A are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 5,000 tons for the Cassard vs 3,963 tons for the Type 054A. The Cassard reaches 29 knots vs 27 knots for the Type 054A. Operational range is 8,000 nautical miles for the Cassard vs 3,800 for the Type 054A.

The Cassard was produced in 2 units vs 40 for the Type 054A. The Cassard was commissioned in 1988, 20 years before the Type 054A (2008).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Cassard-class or Type 054A-class?
The Cassard-class has greater displacement at 5,000 tons compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,963 tons.
Which is faster, the Cassard-class or Type 054A-class?
The Cassard-class is faster with a maximum speed of 29 knots compared to the Type 054A-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cassard-class or Type 054A-class?
The Cassard-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cassard-class or Type 054A-class?
The Cassard-class is longer at 139.0 meters compared to the Type 054A-class's 134.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Cassard-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Cassard-class.