Petya vs Suffren
Overview
The Petya and the Suffren are both Frigate classes.
The Suffren displaces 5,335 tons — 4.6x the Petya's 1,150 tons. The Petya reaches 30 knots vs 34 knots for the Suffren. Operational range is 4,870 nautical miles for the Petya vs 5,100 for the Suffren. The Petya carries a crew of 90 vs 355 for the Suffren.
The Petya was produced in 54 units vs 2 for the Suffren. The Petya was commissioned in 1965, 2 years before the Suffren (1967).
| Soviet frigate, introduced in 1965, utilized a CODAG propulsion system with gas turbines and diesel engines. | |
| Origin | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR |
| Category | Frigate |
| Type | Light frigate |
| Manufacturer | Kaliningrad Yantar shipyard |
| Year introduced | 1965 |
| Number built | 54 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| French Suffren-class guided-missile frigate (D602), in service 1967-2001, armed with Masurca SAMs plus Exocet and Malafon missiles; sister ship of Duquesne. | |
| Origin | 🇫🇷 France |
| Category | Frigate |
| Type | Guided-missile frigate |
| Manufacturer | Arsenal de Lorient |
| Year introduced | 1967 |
| Number built | 2 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Displacement | 1,150 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 30.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 4,870 nm at 450 knots ◉ |
| Length | 81.8 m ◉ |
| Beam | 9.2 m ◉ |
| Crew | 90 ◉ |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft CODAG: 2 gas turbines - 30,000 hp (22,000 kW), 1 diesel - 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) |
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| Displacement | 5,335 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 34.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 5,100 nm at 18 knots ◉ |
| Length | 157.6 m ◉ |
| Beam | 15.5 m ◉ |
| Crew | 355 ◉ |
| Propulsion | 4 x boilers, 2 sets Rateau double-reduction geared steam turbines, 72,500 shp (54 MW), 2 propellers |
| Armament |
Twin launcher for 48 x Masurca surface-to-air missiles; 4 x MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles (fitted 1977-1979); Malafon anti-submarine missile system (13 missiles); 4 x launchers for L5 anti-submarine torpedoes (10 carried); 2 x 100 mm Modele 1953/1964 guns; 4 x 20 mm cannons |
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