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Confiance vs Grachonok

Overview

The Confiance and the Grachonok are both Patrol vessel classes.

The Confiance displaces 700 tons — 5.1x the Grachonok's 138 tons. The Confiance reaches 21 knots vs 23 knots for the Grachonok. The Confiance carries a crew of 24 vs 8 for the Grachonok.

The Confiance was produced in 3 units vs 28 for the Grachonok. The Confiance was commissioned in 2016, 7 years after the Grachonok (2009).

The Confiance-class is a French Navy patrol vessel class featuring a shallow draft for conducting maritime law enforcement missions in the coastal waters of French Guiana.
Origin 🇫🇷 France
Category Patrol vessel
Type Offshore patrol vessel
Manufacturer Socarenam
Year introduced 2016
Number built 3 units
Estimated unit price NA
Commissioned by Russia from 2009, the Grachonok class is an anti-saboteur patrol boat designed for harbour defence, fitted with the Anapa-M towed diver-detection sonar.
Origin 🇷🇺 Russia
Category Patrol vessel
Type Anti-saboteur boat
Manufacturer Zelenodolsk Shipyard
Year introduced 2009
Number built 28 units
Estimated unit price NA
Displacement 700 tons
Maximum speed 21.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 12 knots
Length 60.8 m
Beam 9.6 m
Crew 24
Propulsion 6,000 kW diesel
Armament
  • 1 × Nexter Narwhal 20 mm teleoperated gun
  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Displacement 138 tons
Maximum speed 23.0 knots
Range NA
Length 31.0 m
Beam 7.4 m
Crew 8
Propulsion 2 × MTU / MWM-Deutz TBD620V12 or Zvezda ZE / Kolomna diesel engines
Armament
  • 1 × 14.5 mm MTPU machine gun
  • 1 × DP-64 anti-sabotage grenade launcher
  • 1 × DP-65 remotely-controlled rocket grenade launcher system
  • 1 × Igla MANPADS (4 missiles)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Confiance-class or Grachonok-class?
The Confiance-class has greater displacement at 700 tons compared to the Grachonok-class's 138 tons.
Which is faster, the Confiance-class or Grachonok-class?
The Grachonok-class is faster with a maximum speed of 23 knots compared to the Confiance-class's 21 knots.
Which has longer range, the Confiance-class or Grachonok-class?
The Confiance-class has a longer range at 3,500 nautical miles compared to the Grachonok-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Confiance-class or Grachonok-class?
The Confiance-class is longer at 60.8 meters compared to the Grachonok-class's 31.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Confiance-class and Grachonok-class have?
The Confiance-class has a larger crew complement of 24 compared to the Grachonok-class's 8 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Confiance-class or Grachonok-class?
The Grachonok-class has been built in greater numbers with 28 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Confiance-class.