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Barroso vs Khareef

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Specifications
Barroso Khareef
Origin 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Corvette Corvette
Type Corvette Corvette
Manufacturer Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro BAE Systems
Year introduced 2008 2013
Number built 1 unit 3 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 2,390 tons 2,660 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 28.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 15 knots 4,500 nm
Length 103.4 m 99.0 m
Beam 11.4 m 14.6 m
Crew 154 100
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Armament & Systems
Barroso Khareef
Armament
  • 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm guns
  • 4 × Exocet SSMs
  • 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes
  • 1 × 76 mm OTO Melara gun
  • 2 × 30mm MSI DS30M cannon
  • 12 × VL MICA surface-to-air missiles
  • 8 × MM-40 Block III Exocet surface-to-surface missiles
Propulsion 1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (27,490 shp) and 2 × MTU 1163 TB93 diesel engines driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration Two MTU 4000 series diesel engines

Overview

The Barroso and the Khareef are both Corvette classes.

Displacement is 2,390 tons for the Barroso vs 2,660 tons for the Khareef. The Barroso reaches 27 knots vs 28 knots for the Khareef. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the Barroso vs 4,500 for the Khareef. The Barroso carries a crew of 154 vs 100 for the Khareef.

The Barroso was produced in 1 units vs 3 for the Khareef. The Barroso was commissioned in 2008, 5 years before the Khareef (2013).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Barroso-class or Khareef-class?
The Khareef-class has greater displacement at 2,660 tons compared to the Barroso-class's 2,390 tons.
Which is faster, the Barroso-class or Khareef-class?
The Khareef-class is faster with a maximum speed of 28 knots compared to the Barroso-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Barroso-class or Khareef-class?
The Khareef-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Barroso-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Barroso-class or Khareef-class?
The Barroso-class is longer at 103.4 meters compared to the Khareef-class's 99.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Barroso-class and Khareef-class have?
The Barroso-class has a larger crew complement of 154 compared to the Khareef-class's 100 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Barroso-class or Khareef-class?
The Khareef-class has been built in greater numbers with 3 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Barroso-class.