Riga vs Suffren
Overview
The Riga and the Suffren are both Frigate classes.
The Suffren displaces 5,335 tons — 3.8x the Riga's 1,416 tons. The Riga reaches 28 knots vs 34 knots for the Suffren. Operational range is 1,950 nautical miles for the Riga vs 5,100 for the Suffren. The Riga carries a crew of 175 vs 355 for the Suffren.
The Riga was produced in 69 units vs 2 for the Suffren. The Riga was commissioned in 1954, 13 years before the Suffren (1967).
| Soviet frigate, introduced in 1954, displaced 1,416 tons. | |
| Origin | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR |
| Category | Frigate |
| Type | Frigate |
| Manufacturer | Kaliningrad |
| Year introduced | 1954 |
| Number built | 69 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 | 1,416 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 28.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 1,950 nm at 14 knots ◉ |
| Length | 91.0 m ◉ |
| Beam | 10.2 m ◉ |
| Crew | 175 ◉ |
| Propulsion | 2 × shaft steam turbines, 2 × boilers; 21,000 hp (16,000 kW) |
| Armament |
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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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