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Fridtjof Nansen vs Iver Huitfeldt

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Specifications
Fridtjof Nansen Iver Huitfeldt
Origin 🇳🇴 Norway 🇩🇰 Denmark
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Multi-role frigate Air-defense frigate
Manufacturer Navantia Odense Staalskibsværft
Year introduced 2006 2012
Number built 5 units 3 units
Estimated unit price $489 million $325 million
Displacement 5,290 tons 6,645 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 16 knots 9,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 134.0 m 138.7 m
Beam 16.8 m 19.8 m
Crew 120 165
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Armament & Systems
Fridtjof Nansen Iver Huitfeldt
Armament
  • 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
  • 32-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launching System for up to 32 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles
  • 12 × Mk.56 VLS fitting 24 RIM-162 ESSM
  • 16 × Harpoon Block II SSM
  • 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm mainguns
  • 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System CIWS
  • 2 × dual MU90 Impact ASW torpedo launchers
  • Naval Strike Missiles (NSM)
Propulsion 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 Four MTU 8000 20V M70 diesel engines, 8.2 MW each, Two shafts, CODAD

Overview

The Fridtjof Nansen and the Iver Huitfeldt are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 5,290 tons for the Fridtjof Nansen vs 6,645 tons for the Iver Huitfeldt. The Fridtjof Nansen reaches 27 knots vs 30 knots for the Iver Huitfeldt. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Fridtjof Nansen vs 9,000 for the Iver Huitfeldt. The Fridtjof Nansen carries a crew of 120 vs 165 for the Iver Huitfeldt.

The Fridtjof Nansen was produced in 5 units vs 3 for the Iver Huitfeldt. Cost per hull is $489M for the Fridtjof Nansen vs $325M for the Iver Huitfeldt. The Fridtjof Nansen was commissioned in 2006, 6 years before the Iver Huitfeldt (2012).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Iver Huitfeldt-class?
The Iver Huitfeldt-class has greater displacement at 6,645 tons compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 5,290 tons.
Which is faster, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Iver Huitfeldt-class?
The Iver Huitfeldt-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Iver Huitfeldt-class?
The Iver Huitfeldt-class has a longer range at 9,000 nautical miles compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Iver Huitfeldt-class?
The Iver Huitfeldt-class is longer at 138.7 meters compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 134.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Fridtjof Nansen-class and Iver Huitfeldt-class have?
The Iver Huitfeldt-class has a larger crew complement of 165 compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 120 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Iver Huitfeldt-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class is more expensive at approximately $489 million per unit compared to the Iver Huitfeldt-class at $325 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Iver Huitfeldt-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class has been built in greater numbers with 5 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Iver Huitfeldt-class.