Formidable vs Incheon
Formidable vs Incheon at a glance — displacement 3,200 vs 3,300 tons, length 114 vs 114 m, speed 27 vs 30 knots, crew 71 vs 140.
Specifications
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Formidable |
Incheon |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Guided-missile frigate |
| Manufacturer |
DCNS |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Year introduced |
2007 |
2013 |
| Number built |
6 units |
6 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
3,200 tons |
3,300 tons |
| Maximum speed |
27.0 knots |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
4,200 nm |
4,500 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
114.8 m |
114.0 m |
| Beam |
16.3 m |
14.0 m |
| Crew |
71 |
140 |
Armament & Systems
|
Formidable |
Incheon |
| Armament |
- 8 (Up to 24) × RGM-84C Harpoon SSMs (to be replaced by Blue Spear SSM)
- 16-cell Sylver A50 VLS for MBDA Aster 15/30
- 16-cell Sylver A43 VLS for MBDA Aster 15
- 2 × B515 triple tubes for EuroTorp A244/S Mod 3 torpedoes
- 1x OTO Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun
- 4 × STK 50MG 12.7 mm HMG
- 2 × 25mm Mk 38 Mod2 Typhoon Weapon Station Stabilised Gun
- Long-Range Acoustic Device 500 Xtreme (LRAD500X)
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- 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
- 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo
- 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS
- 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missile
- 8 × Haeryong Tactical Land Attack Missile
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| Propulsion |
Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement: 4 × MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at 9,100 kW (12,200 shp). Total output: 36,400 kW (48,800 shp) |
CODOG: 2 × MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesel engine, 2 × GE LM2500 gas turbine |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Formidable-class or Incheon-class?
The Incheon-class has greater displacement at 3,300 tons compared to the Formidable-class's 3,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Formidable-class or Incheon-class?
The Incheon-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Formidable-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Formidable-class or Incheon-class?
The Incheon-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Formidable-class's 4,200 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Formidable-class or Incheon-class?
The Formidable-class is longer at 114.8 meters compared to the Incheon-class's 114.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Formidable-class and Incheon-class have?
The Incheon-class has a larger crew complement of 140 compared to the Formidable-class's 71 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Formidable-class or Incheon-class?
Both the Formidable-class and Incheon-class have been built in equal numbers with 6 vessels each.