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De Zeven Provinciën vs Fridtjof Nansen

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Specifications
De Zeven Provinciën Fridtjof Nansen
Origin 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Air-defense and command frigate Multi-role frigate
Manufacturer Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Navantia
Year introduced 2002 2006
Number built 4 units 5 units
Estimated unit price $475 million $489 million
Displacement 6,050 tons 5,290 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 18 knots 4,500 nm at 16 knots
Length 144.2 m 134.0 m
Beam 18.8 m 16.8 m
Crew 232 120
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Armament & Systems
De Zeven Provinciën Fridtjof Nansen
Armament
  • 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/54 dual-purpose gun
  • 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 4–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine guns
  • 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 40-cell Mk 41 vertical launching system
  • SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles
  • Evolved SeaSparrow missiles
  • Tomahawk cruise missiles
  • 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes
  • 1 or 2 × 8-cell Mk 41 VLS (32 × RIM-162 ESSM)
  • 8 × Naval Strike Missile SSMs
  • 4 × torpedo tubes for Sting Ray torpedoes
  • Depth charges
  • 1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun
  • 3 × 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine gun in Sea Protector mounts
  • 2 × 7.62mm MG 3 machine gun
Propulsion 2 × Wärtsilä 16 V26 marine diesel engines (5.1 MW each), 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM 1A gas turbines (19.5 MW each) Combined diesel and gas turbine (CODAG): Two BAZAN BRAVO 12V 4.5 MW diesel engines, one GE LM2500 21.5 MW gas turbine, two shafts driving controllable pitch propellers, 1 MW Brunvoll retractable bow thruster

Overview

The De Zeven Provinciën and the Fridtjof Nansen are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 6,050 tons for the De Zeven Provinciën vs 5,290 tons for the Fridtjof Nansen. The De Zeven Provinciën reaches 30 knots vs 27 knots for the Fridtjof Nansen. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the De Zeven Provinciën vs 4,500 for the Fridtjof Nansen. The De Zeven Provinciën carries a crew of 232 vs 120 for the Fridtjof Nansen.

The De Zeven Provinciën was produced in 4 units vs 5 for the Fridtjof Nansen. Cost per hull is $475M for the De Zeven Provinciën vs $489M for the Fridtjof Nansen. The De Zeven Provinciën was commissioned in 2002, 4 years before the Fridtjof Nansen (2006).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Fridtjof Nansen-class?
The De Zeven Provinciën-class has greater displacement at 6,050 tons compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 5,290 tons.
Which is faster, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Fridtjof Nansen-class?
The De Zeven Provinciën-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Fridtjof Nansen-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the De Zeven Provinciën-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Fridtjof Nansen-class?
The De Zeven Provinciën-class is longer at 144.2 meters compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 134.0 meters.
How many crew members do the De Zeven Provinciën-class and Fridtjof Nansen-class have?
The De Zeven Provinciën-class has a larger crew complement of 232 compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 120 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Fridtjof Nansen-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class is more expensive at approximately $489 million per unit compared to the De Zeven Provinciën-class at $475 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Fridtjof Nansen-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class has been built in greater numbers with 5 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the De Zeven Provinciën-class.