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Sigma vs Type 054A

Sigma vs Type 054A at a glance — displacement 1,692 vs 3,963 tons, length 90 vs 134 m, speed 28 vs 27 knots.

Specifications
Sigma Type 054A
Origin 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇨🇳 China
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Multi-purpose corvette / frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
Year introduced 2007 2008
Number built 10 units 40 units
Estimated unit price $222 million $348 million
Displacement 1,692 tons 3,963 tons
Maximum speed 28.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 4,800 nm at 14 knots 3,800 nm at 18 knots
Length 90.7 m 134.0 m
Beam 13.0 m 16.0 m
Crew 80 --
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Armament & Systems
Sigma Type 054A
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 H/AKJ-16 VLS
  • HQ-16 SAM
  • Yu-8 anti submarine rocket launcher
  • 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun
  • 2 × Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130
  • 2 × 3 324mm Yu-7 ASW torpedo launchers
  • 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried)
  • 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket 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 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Sigma-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has greater displacement at 3,963 tons compared to the Sigma-class's 1,692 tons.
Which is faster, the Sigma-class or Type 054A-class?
The Sigma-class is faster with a maximum speed of 28 knots compared to the Type 054A-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Sigma-class or Type 054A-class?
The Sigma-class has a longer range at 4,800 nautical miles compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Sigma-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class is longer at 134.0 meters compared to the Sigma-class's 90.7 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Sigma-class or Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-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 Type 054A-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 10 vessels of the Sigma-class.