Cheng Kung vs Type 054A
Cheng Kung vs Type 054A at a glance — displacement 4,300 vs 3,963 tons, length 138 vs 134 m, speed 29 vs 27 knots.
Specifications
|
Cheng Kung |
Type 054A |
| Origin |
🇹🇼 Taiwan |
🇨🇳 China |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Guided-missile frigate |
Frigate |
| Manufacturer |
China Shipbuilding Corporation |
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
1993 |
2008 |
| Number built |
10 units |
40 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$300 million |
$348 million |
| Displacement |
4,300 tons |
3,963 tons |
| Maximum speed |
29.0 knots |
27.0 knots |
| Range |
5,000 nm at 18 knots |
3,800 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
138.8 m |
134.0 m |
| Beam |
14.0 m |
16.0 m |
| Crew |
235 |
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Armament & Systems
|
Cheng Kung |
Type 054A |
| Armament |
- 1 × Mk 13 Launcher for RIM-66 Standard MR missiles
- 2 × triple Mark 32 torpedo tubes with Mark 46 anti-submarine torpedoes
- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun
- 2 × Bofors 40 mm/L70 guns
- 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS point defense cannon
- 2 × Type 75 20 mm/68 caliber guns
- 4 × Hsiung Feng II SSM
- 4 × Hsiung Feng III SSM
|
- 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 |
2 × General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines, 41,000 shp (31,000 kW); 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 720 hp (540 kW) |
CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Cheng Kung-class or Type 054A-class?
The Cheng Kung-class has greater displacement at 4,300 tons compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,963 tons.
Which is faster, the Cheng Kung-class or Type 054A-class?
The Cheng Kung-class is faster with a maximum speed of 29 knots compared to the Type 054A-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cheng Kung-class or Type 054A-class?
The Cheng Kung-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cheng Kung-class or Type 054A-class?
The Cheng Kung-class is longer at 138.8 meters compared to the Type 054A-class's 134.0 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Cheng Kung-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is more expensive at approximately $348 million per unit compared to the Cheng Kung-class at $300 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Cheng Kung-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 10 vessels of the Cheng Kung-class.