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Karel Doorman vs Type 054A

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Specifications
Karel Doorman Type 054A
Origin 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇨🇳 China
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Multi-purpose frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
Year introduced 1991 2008
Number built 8 units 40 units
Estimated unit price $294 million $348 million
Displacement 3,500 tons 3,963 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 5,000 nm at 18 knots 3,800 nm at 18 knots
Length 122.0 m 134.0 m
Beam 14.0 m 16.0 m
Crew 154 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Karel Doorman Type 054A
Armament
  • 16 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-air VLS
  • 8 × Boeing Harpoon anti-ship missile
  • 2–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine gun
  • 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine gun
  • 2 × Twin-Mark 46 torpedo tubes
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
  • 1 × Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 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 CODOG-propulsion: 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey 1A (16,700 hp) gas turbines, 2 × Stork-Werkspoor 12SW280 (4,895 hp) + 4 Stork DRO 218K diesel engines CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts

Overview

The Karel Doorman and the Type 054A are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 3,500 tons for the Karel Doorman vs 3,963 tons for the Type 054A. The Karel Doorman reaches 30 knots vs 27 knots for the Type 054A. Operational range is 5,000 nautical miles for the Karel Doorman vs 3,800 for the Type 054A.

The Karel Doorman was produced in 8 units vs 40 for the Type 054A. Cost per hull is $294M for the Karel Doorman vs $348M for the Type 054A. The Karel Doorman was commissioned in 1991, 17 years before the Type 054A (2008).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Karel Doorman-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has greater displacement at 3,963 tons compared to the Karel Doorman-class's 3,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Karel Doorman-class or Type 054A-class?
The Karel Doorman-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Type 054A-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Karel Doorman-class or Type 054A-class?
The Karel Doorman-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Karel Doorman-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is longer at 134.0 meters compared to the Karel Doorman-class's 122.0 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Karel Doorman-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is more expensive at approximately $348 million per unit compared to the Karel Doorman-class at $294 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Karel Doorman-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Karel Doorman-class.