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Iver Huitfeldt vs Type 054A

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Specifications
Iver Huitfeldt Type 054A
Origin 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇨🇳 China
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Air-defense frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Odense Staalskibsværft Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
Year introduced 2012 2008
Number built 3 units 40 units
Estimated unit price $325 million $348 million
Displacement 6,645 tons 3,963 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 9,000 nm at 18 knots 3,800 nm at 18 knots
Length 138.7 m 134.0 m
Beam 19.8 m 16.0 m
Crew 165 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Iver Huitfeldt Type 054A
Armament
  • 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)
  • 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 Four MTU 8000 20V M70 diesel engines, 8.2 MW each, Two shafts, CODAD CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts

Overview

The Iver Huitfeldt and the Type 054A are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 6,645 tons for the Iver Huitfeldt vs 3,963 tons for the Type 054A. The Iver Huitfeldt reaches 30 knots vs 27 knots for the Type 054A. Operational range is 9,000 nautical miles for the Iver Huitfeldt vs 3,800 for the Type 054A.

The Iver Huitfeldt was produced in 3 units vs 40 for the Type 054A. Cost per hull is $325M for the Iver Huitfeldt vs $348M for the Type 054A. The Iver Huitfeldt was commissioned in 2012, 4 years after the Type 054A (2008).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Iver Huitfeldt-class or Type 054A-class?
The Iver Huitfeldt-class has greater displacement at 6,645 tons compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,963 tons.
Which is faster, the Iver Huitfeldt-class or Type 054A-class?
The Iver Huitfeldt-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Type 054A-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Iver Huitfeldt-class or Type 054A-class?
The Iver Huitfeldt-class has a longer range at 9,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Iver Huitfeldt-class or Type 054A-class?
The Iver Huitfeldt-class is longer at 138.7 meters compared to the Type 054A-class's 134.0 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Iver Huitfeldt-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is more expensive at approximately $348 million per unit compared to the Iver Huitfeldt-class at $325 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Iver Huitfeldt-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Iver Huitfeldt-class.