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Fridtjof Nansen vs Type 054A

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Specifications
Fridtjof Nansen Type 054A
Origin 🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇳 China
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Multi-role frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Navantia Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
Year introduced 2006 2008
Number built 5 units 40 units
Estimated unit price $489 million $348 million
Displacement 5,290 tons 3,963 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 16 knots 3,800 nm at 18 knots
Length 134.0 m 134.0 m
Beam 16.8 m 16.0 m
Crew 120 --
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Armament & Systems
Fridtjof Nansen Type 054A
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 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS
  • HQ-16 SAM
  • Yu-8 anti submarine rocket launcher
  • 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun
  • 2 × Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130
  • 2 × 3 324mm Yu-7 ASW torpedo launchers
  • 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried)
  • 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers
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 CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts

Overview

The Fridtjof Nansen and the Type 054A are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 5,290 tons for the Fridtjof Nansen vs 3,963 tons for the Type 054A. The Fridtjof Nansen reaches 27 knots vs 27 knots for the Type 054A. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Fridtjof Nansen vs 3,800 for the Type 054A.

The Fridtjof Nansen was produced in 5 units vs 40 for the Type 054A. Cost per hull is $489M for the Fridtjof Nansen vs $348M for the Type 054A. The Fridtjof Nansen was commissioned in 2006, 2 years before the Type 054A (2008).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Type 054A-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class has greater displacement at 5,290 tons compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,963 tons.
Which is faster, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is faster with a maximum speed of 27 knots compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Type 054A-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is longer at 134.0 meters compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 134.0 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Type 054A-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class is more expensive at approximately $489 million per unit compared to the Type 054A-class at $348 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 5 vessels of the Fridtjof Nansen-class.