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Formidable vs Martadinata

Formidable vs Martadinata at a glance — displacement 3,200 vs 2,946 tons, length 114 vs 105 m, speed 27 vs 28 knots, crew 71 vs 122.

Specifications
Formidable Martadinata
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer DCNS Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Year introduced 2007 2017
Number built 6 units 2 units
Estimated unit price NA $222 million
Displacement 3,200 tons 2,946 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 28.0 knots
Range 4,200 nm 5,000 nm at 14 knots
Length 114.8 m 105.1 m
Beam 16.3 m 14.0 m
Crew 71 122
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Armament & Systems
Formidable Martadinata
Armament
  • 8 (Up to 24) × RGM-84C Harpoon SSMs (to be replaced by Blue Spear SSM)
  • 16-cell Sylver A50 VLS for MBDA Aster 15/30
  • 16-cell Sylver A43 VLS for MBDA Aster 15
  • 2 × B515 triple tubes for EuroTorp A244/S Mod 3 torpedoes
  • 1x OTO Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun
  • 4 × STK 50MG 12.7 mm HMG
  • 2 × 25mm Mk 38 Mod2 Typhoon Weapon Station Stabilised Gun
  • Long-Range Acoustic Device 500 Xtreme (LRAD500X)
  • 1 x OTO Melara Super Rapid 76 mm main gun
  • 1 x Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun 35 mm CIWS
  • 2 x Denel Vektor GA-1 20 mm secondary guns
  • 12 x VL MICA-M short-ranged surface-to-air missiles
  • 8 x Exocet MM40 Block III antiship cruise missiles
  • 2 x WASS B515/3 triple-tubed torpedo launchers
  • WASS A244-S Mod.3 324 mm lightweight torpedoes
Propulsion Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement: 4 × MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at 9,100 kW (12,200 shp). Total output: 36,400 kW (48,800 shp) Combined Diesel or Electric (CODOE), 2 x 10000 kW MCR diesel propulsions, 2 x 1300 kW MCR electric propulsions, 2 x shafts with controllable pitch propellers
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Formidable-class or Martadinata-class?
The Formidable-class has greater displacement at 3,200 tons compared to the Martadinata-class's 2,946 tons.
Which is faster, the Formidable-class or Martadinata-class?
The Martadinata-class is faster with a maximum speed of 28 knots compared to the Formidable-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Formidable-class or Martadinata-class?
The Martadinata-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Formidable-class's 4,200 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Formidable-class or Martadinata-class?
The Formidable-class is longer at 114.8 meters compared to the Martadinata-class's 105.1 meters.
How many crew members do the Formidable-class and Martadinata-class have?
The Martadinata-class has a larger crew complement of 122 compared to the Formidable-class's 71 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Formidable-class or Martadinata-class?
The Formidable-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Martadinata-class.