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Sigma vs Tughril

Sigma vs Tughril at a glance — displacement 1,692 vs 4,200 tons, length 90 vs 134 m, speed 28 vs 27 knots, crew 80 vs 165.

Specifications
Sigma Tughril
Origin 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇨🇳 China
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Multi-purpose corvette / frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
Year introduced 2007 2021
Number built 10 units 4 units
Estimated unit price $222 million $348 million
Displacement 1,692 tons 4,200 tons
Maximum speed 28.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 4,800 nm at 14 knots 8,025 nm
Length 90.7 m 134.0 m
Beam 13.0 m 16.0 m
Crew 80 165
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Armament & Systems
Sigma Tughril
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
  • 1 × 32-cell VLS LY-80N surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 × 2-cell CM-302 anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × Type 87 anti-submarine rocket launcher
  • 2 × Yu-7 anti-submarine torpedo launchers
  • 1 × 76mm H/PJ-26 naval gun
  • 2 × Type 1130 CIWS
  • 2 × Type 726-4 decoy-launchers
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 CODAD 4 × Shaanxi Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesel engines (Each producing 5700 kW)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Sigma-class or Tughril-class?
The Tughril-class has greater displacement at 4,200 tons compared to the Sigma-class's 1,692 tons.
Which is faster, the Sigma-class or Tughril-class?
The Sigma-class is faster with a maximum speed of 28 knots compared to the Tughril-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Sigma-class or Tughril-class?
The Tughril-class has a longer range at 8,025 nautical miles compared to the Sigma-class's 4,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Sigma-class or Tughril-class?
The Tughril-class is longer at 134.0 meters compared to the Sigma-class's 90.7 meters.
How many crew members do the Sigma-class and Tughril-class have?
The Tughril-class has a larger crew complement of 165 compared to the Sigma-class's 80 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Sigma-class or Tughril-class?
The Tughril-class is more expensive at approximately $348 million per unit compared to the Sigma-class at $222 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Sigma-class or Tughril-class?
The Sigma-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Tughril-class.