Absalon vs Thetis
Absalon vs Thetis at a glance — displacement 6,600 vs 3,500 tons, length 137 vs 112 m, speed 24 vs 21 knots, crew 100 vs 47.
Specifications
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Absalon |
Thetis |
| Origin |
🇩🇰 Denmark |
🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Category |
Frigate |
Patrol vessel |
| Type |
Multi-role frigate |
Ocean patrol frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Odense Staalskibsværft |
Svendborg Skibsværft |
| Year introduced |
2005 |
1991 |
| Number built |
2 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$189 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
6,600 tons |
3,500 tons |
| Maximum speed |
24.0 knots |
21.0 knots |
| Range |
9,000 nm at 15 knots |
8,700 nm |
| Length |
137.0 m |
112.3 m |
| Beam |
19.5 m |
14.4 m |
| Crew |
100 |
47 |
Armament & Systems
|
Absalon |
Thetis |
| Armament |
- 3 × 12 RIM-162 ESSM SAM in Mk 48Mod3/ Mk 56 VLS
- 2 × 8 Harpoon Block II SSM
- 1 × 5"/62 Mk 45 mod 4 gun
- 2 × Mk32 Mod 14 launchers with MU90 torpedoes
- 2 × Millennium 35 mm CIWS
- 7 × 12.7 mm M/01 LvSa HMG
|
- 1 × 76 mm/62 cal. OTO Melara Super Rapid DP gun
- 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns
- 2 × 7.62 mm light machine guns
- Stinger launchers
- decoy launching systems
|
| Propulsion |
2 × MTU 8000 M70 diesel engines, two shafts, 22,300 bhp (16.6 MW) |
3 × MAN B&W Diesel 12v28/32A-D at 2,940 kW (3,943 hp), single shaft; 1 × Brunvoll azimuth thruster (800 kW); 1 × electrical Brunvoll bow thruster (600 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Absalon-class or Thetis-class?
The Absalon-class has greater displacement at 6,600 tons compared to the Thetis-class's 3,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Absalon-class or Thetis-class?
The Absalon-class is faster with a maximum speed of 24 knots compared to the Thetis-class's 21 knots.
Which has longer range, the Absalon-class or Thetis-class?
The Absalon-class has a longer range at 9,000 nautical miles compared to the Thetis-class's 8,700 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Absalon-class or Thetis-class?
The Absalon-class is longer at 137.0 meters compared to the Thetis-class's 112.3 meters.
How many crew members do the Absalon-class and Thetis-class have?
The Absalon-class has a larger crew complement of 100 compared to the Thetis-class's 47 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Absalon-class or Thetis-class?
The Thetis-class has been built in greater numbers with 4 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Absalon-class.