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Cassard vs Type 054A

Cassard vs Type 054A at a glance — displacement 5,000 vs 3,963 tons, length 139 vs 134 m, speed 29 vs 27 knots.

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
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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.