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Sigma vs Tughril

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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)

Overview

The Sigma and the Tughril are both Frigate classes.

The Tughril displaces 4,200 tons — 2.5:1 the Sigma's 1,692 tons. The Sigma reaches 28 knots vs 27 knots for the Tughril. Operational range is 4,800 nautical miles for the Sigma vs 8,025 for the Tughril. The Sigma carries a crew of 80 vs 165 for the Tughril.

The Sigma was produced in 10 units vs 4 for the Tughril. Cost per hull is $222M for the Sigma vs $348M for the Tughril. The Sigma was commissioned in 2007, 14 years before the Tughril (2021).

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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.