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Fridtjof Nansen vs Meko 200

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Specifications
Fridtjof Nansen Meko 200
Origin 🇳🇴 Norway 🇩🇪 Germany
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Multi-role frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Navantia Blohm + Voss
Year introduced 2006 1987
Number built 5 units 34 units
Estimated unit price $489 million NA
Displacement 5,290 tons 3,400 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 16 knots 6,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 134.0 m 118.0 m
Beam 16.8 m 14.8 m
Crew 120 220
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Armament & Systems
Fridtjof Nansen Meko 200
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
  • 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 2 naval artillery gun
  • 3 × Phalanx or Sea Zenith CIWS
  • Mk-41 Mod 5/Mod 8 VLS for ESSM and Sea Sparrow SAM
  • 2 x 8 × Harpoon or 2 x 8 × RBS-15 SSM
  • 2 × triple 324 mm Mk-32 Mod 5 tubes
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 1 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine and 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration.

Overview

The Fridtjof Nansen and the Meko 200 are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 5,290 tons for the Fridtjof Nansen vs 3,400 tons for the Meko 200. The Fridtjof Nansen reaches 27 knots vs 32 knots for the Meko 200. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Fridtjof Nansen vs 6,000 for the Meko 200. The Fridtjof Nansen carries a crew of 120 vs 220 for the Meko 200.

The Fridtjof Nansen was produced in 5 units vs 34 for the Meko 200. The Fridtjof Nansen was commissioned in 2006, 19 years after the Meko 200 (1987).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Meko 200-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class has greater displacement at 5,290 tons compared to the Meko 200-class's 3,400 tons.
Which is faster, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Meko 200-class?
The Meko 200-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Meko 200-class?
The Meko 200-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Meko 200-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class is longer at 134.0 meters compared to the Meko 200-class's 118.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Fridtjof Nansen-class and Meko 200-class have?
The Meko 200-class has a larger crew complement of 220 compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 120 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Meko 200-class?
The Meko 200-class has been built in greater numbers with 34 vessels compared to 5 vessels of the Fridtjof Nansen-class.