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Flamant vs Flyvefisken

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Specifications
Flamant Flyvefisken
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇰 Denmark
Category Patrol vessel Patrol vessel
Type Patrol boat Patrol vessel
Manufacturer Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie, Cherbourg --
Year introduced 1996 1989
Number built 3 units 14 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 477 tons 450 tons
Maximum speed 23.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 14 knots 3,860 nm
Length 54.0 m 54.0 m
Beam 10.0 m 9.0 m
Crew 21 29
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Flamant Flyvefisken
Armament
  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 8 × launchers for Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon Block II SSM
  • 12 × launchers Sea Sparrow SAM
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun
  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 4 × 323 mm (12.7 in) MU90 ASW torpedoes
  • 60 naval mines
Propulsion 2 × 3,050 hp (2,274 kW) Deutz-MWM TBD 620 V16 diesel engines, 2 × 930 hp (694 kW) Deutz-MWM TBD234 V12 diesel engines, 2 × variable-pitch propellers 1 × General Electric LM500 gas turbine 4,066 kW (5,453 hp), 2 × MTU 16V 396TB94 diesels 4,226 kW (5,667 hp) total, 1 × auxiliary GM 12V-71 diesel 373 kW (500 hp) hydraulic propulsion

Overview

The Flamant and the Flyvefisken are both Patrol vessel classes.

Displacement is 477 tons for the Flamant vs 450 tons for the Flyvefisken. The Flamant reaches 23 knots vs 30 knots for the Flyvefisken. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Flamant vs 3,860 for the Flyvefisken. The Flamant carries a crew of 21 vs 29 for the Flyvefisken.

The Flamant was produced in 3 units vs 14 for the Flyvefisken. The Flamant was commissioned in 1996, 7 years after the Flyvefisken (1989).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Flamant-class or Flyvefisken-class?
The Flamant-class has greater displacement at 477 tons compared to the Flyvefisken-class's 450 tons.
Which is faster, the Flamant-class or Flyvefisken-class?
The Flyvefisken-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Flamant-class's 23 knots.
Which has longer range, the Flamant-class or Flyvefisken-class?
The Flamant-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Flyvefisken-class's 3,860 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Flamant-class or Flyvefisken-class?
The Flyvefisken-class is longer at 54.0 meters compared to the Flamant-class's 54.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Flamant-class and Flyvefisken-class have?
The Flyvefisken-class has a larger crew complement of 29 compared to the Flamant-class's 21 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Flamant-class or Flyvefisken-class?
The Flyvefisken-class has been built in greater numbers with 14 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Flamant-class.