Freedom vs Visby
Freedom vs Visby at a glance — displacement 3,500 vs 640 tons, length 115 vs 72 m, speed 47 vs 35 knots, crew 50 vs 43.
Specifications
|
Freedom |
Visby |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Category |
Frigate |
Corvette |
| Type |
Littoral combat ship |
Corvette |
| Manufacturer |
Marinette Marine |
Kockums |
| Year introduced |
2008 |
2009 |
| Number built |
16 units |
5 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$362 million |
$184 million |
| Displacement |
3,500 tons |
640 tons |
| Maximum speed |
47.0 knots |
35.0 knots |
| Range |
3,500 nm at 18 knots |
2,500 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
115.0 m |
72.7 m |
| Beam |
17.5 m |
10.4 m |
| Crew |
50 |
43 |
Armament & Systems
|
Freedom |
Visby |
| Armament |
- 1 × BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
- 1 × Mk 49 launcher with 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Surface-to-Air Missiles
- 4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
- 2 × 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II guns
- 24 × AGM-114L Hellfire missiles
- 1 × Lockheed Martin 150 kW High Energy Laser
|
- 1 × Bofors 57 mm Mk3 gun
- 8 × RBS15 Mk2 anti-ship missiles
- 4 × 400 mm torpedo launchers for Torped 45 torpedoes
- CAMM anti-air missiles
- ASW 127 mm rocket-powered grenade launchers
- Mines and depth charges
|
| Propulsion |
2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW (48,000 hp) gas turbines, 2 × Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B 6.8 MW (9,100 hp) diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce/Kamewa 153SII/153BII waterjets |
CODOG: 2 × 125SII Kamewa Waterjets, 4 × Vericor TF50A gas turbines (16 MW), 2 × MTU Friedrichshafen 16 V 2000 N90 diesel engines (2.6 MW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Freedom-class or Visby-class?
The Freedom-class has greater displacement at 3,500 tons compared to the Visby-class's 640 tons.
Which is faster, the Freedom-class or Visby-class?
The Freedom-class is faster with a maximum speed of 47 knots compared to the Visby-class's 35 knots.
Which has longer range, the Freedom-class or Visby-class?
The Freedom-class has a longer range at 3,500 nautical miles compared to the Visby-class's 2,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Freedom-class or Visby-class?
The Freedom-class is longer at 115.0 meters compared to the Visby-class's 72.7 meters.
How many crew members do the Freedom-class and Visby-class have?
The Freedom-class has a larger crew complement of 50 compared to the Visby-class's 43 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Freedom-class or Visby-class?
The Freedom-class is more expensive at approximately $362 million per unit compared to the Visby-class at $184 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Freedom-class or Visby-class?
The Freedom-class has been built in greater numbers with 16 vessels compared to 5 vessels of the Visby-class.