Sigma vs Skjold
Sigma vs Skjold at a glance — displacement 1,692 vs 274 tons, length 90 vs 47 m, speed 28 vs 60 knots, crew 80 vs 16.
Specifications
|
Sigma |
Skjold |
| Origin |
🇳🇱 Netherlands |
🇳🇴 Norway |
| Category |
Frigate |
Corvette |
| Type |
Multi-purpose corvette / frigate |
Coastal corvette |
| Manufacturer |
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding |
Umoe Mandal |
| Year introduced |
2007 |
1999 |
| Number built |
10 units |
6 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$222 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
1,692 tons |
274 tons |
| Maximum speed |
28.0 knots |
60.0 knots |
| Range |
4,800 nm at 14 knots |
800 nm at 40 knots |
| Length |
90.7 m |
47.5 m |
| Beam |
13.0 m |
13.5 m |
| Crew |
80 |
16 |
Armament & Systems
|
Sigma |
Skjold |
| Armament |
- 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm gun
- 2 × 20 mm Denel GI-2 gun
- 2 × quad (8) Mistral TETRAL Anti-air missile
- 4 × Exocet MM40 Block II/MM40 Block III anti-surface missile
- 2 × B515/3 triple launchers for lightweight WASS A244-S mod.3 / EuroTorp MU 90 torpedoes
|
- 8 × Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile SSMs
- 1 × 76mm Otobreda Super Rapid multi-role cannon
- 2 × 12.7mm Browning M2HB HMGs
- Portable SIMBAD version Mistral SAMs
- Protector (RWS) (Sea Protector)
|
| Propulsion |
2 × SEMT Pielstick 20PA6B STC rated at 8910 kW each driving a lightweight Geislinger coupling; 4 × Caterpillar 3406C TA generator rated at 350 kW each; 1 × Caterpillar 3304B emergency generator rated at 105 kW; 2 × shaft with Rolls-Royce Kamewa 5 bladed controllable pitch propeller |
Renk COGAG 2 × Pratt & Whitney ST18M plus 2 × Pratt & Whitney ST40M gas turbines → 12,170 kilowatts |
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Which has greater displacement, the Sigma-class or Skjold-class?
The Sigma-class has greater displacement at 1,692 tons compared to the Skjold-class's 274 tons.
Which is faster, the Sigma-class or Skjold-class?
The Skjold-class is faster with a maximum speed of 60 knots compared to the Sigma-class's 28 knots.
Which has longer range, the Sigma-class or Skjold-class?
The Sigma-class has a longer range at 4,800 nautical miles compared to the Skjold-class's 800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Sigma-class or Skjold-class?
The Sigma-class is longer at 90.7 meters compared to the Skjold-class's 47.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Sigma-class and Skjold-class have?
The Sigma-class has a larger crew complement of 80 compared to the Skjold-class's 16 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Sigma-class or Skjold-class?
The Sigma-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Skjold-class.