Estienne d’Orves vs Kotor

French frigate/aviso, 1,100 tons displacement, propelled by two diesel engines driving two shafts.
Origin 🇫🇷 France
Category Frigate
Type Aviso
Manufacturer Arsenal de Lorient
Year introduced 1976
Number built 20 units
Estimated unit price NA
Ex-Yugoslavian frigate, introduced in 1986, uses a CODAG propulsion system reaching 27.0 knots.
Origin 🇳🇱 Ex-Yugoslavia
Category Frigate
Type Frigate
Manufacturer Kraljevica Shipyard
Year introduced 1986
Number built 2 units
Estimated unit price NA
Displacement 1,100 tons
Maximum speed 23.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 15 knots
Length 80.0 m
Beam 10.3 m
Crew 90
Propulsion 2 SEMT Pielstick 12 PC 2 V400 diesel engines, 8,900 kW (12,000 bhp), 2 shafts
Armament
  • 2 Exocet MM38 SSMs
  • 1 x 100 mm CADAM gun turret
  • 2 x 20 mm modèle F2 guns
  • 4 x 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 4 x L3 or L5 type torpedoes
  • 1 x sextuple Bofors 375 mm rocket launcher
Displacement 1,492 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots
Range 1,800 nm at 14 knots
Length 91.8 m
Beam 12.8 m
Crew --
Propulsion 2 shaft CODAG, 1 gas turbine - 11,4720 kW, 2 diesels - 3,648 kW
Armament
  • 1 × SA-N-4 SAM launcher
  • 4 × SS-N-2 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 76.2 mm double-barreled naval gun AK-726
  • 2 × AK-230 CIWS
  • 2 × RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers
  • 2 × MTU-IV Strela 2M launchers
  • 20 × naval mines

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Estienne d’Orves-class or Kotor-class?
The Kotor-class has greater displacement at 1,492 tons compared to the Estienne d’Orves-class's 1,100 tons.
Which is faster, the Estienne d’Orves-class or Kotor-class?
The Kotor-class is faster with a maximum speed of 27 knots compared to the Estienne d’Orves-class's 23 knots.
Which has longer range, the Estienne d’Orves-class or Kotor-class?
The Estienne d’Orves-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Kotor-class's 1,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Estienne d’Orves-class or Kotor-class?
The Kotor-class is longer at 91.8 meters compared to the Estienne d’Orves-class's 80.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Estienne d’Orves-class or Kotor-class?
The Estienne d’Orves-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Kotor-class.