Type 054A vs Valour
Type 054A vs Valour at a glance — displacement 3,963 vs 3,700 tons, length 134 vs 121 m, speed 27 vs 28 knots.
Specifications
|
Type 054A |
Valour |
| Origin |
🇨🇳 China |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Guided-missile frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
2008 |
2006 |
| Number built |
40 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$348 million |
$250 million |
| Displacement |
3,963 tons |
3,700 tons |
| Maximum speed |
27.0 knots |
28.0 knots |
| Range |
3,800 nm at 18 knots |
8,000 nm at 16 knots |
| Length |
134.0 m |
121.0 m |
| Beam |
16.0 m |
16.3 m |
| Crew |
-- |
152 |
Armament & Systems
|
Type 054A |
Valour |
| Armament |
- 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
|
- 8 MBDA MM 40 Exocet Block 2 surface-to-surface missiles
- 16 Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles
- 1 Otobreda 76 mm gun
- 1 Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun (CIWS)
- 2 Mk1 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
- 2 12.7 mm Rogue remotely operated guns
- 4 324 mm torpedo tubes
|
| Propulsion |
CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts |
CODAG WARP: 2 MTU 16V 1163 TB93 diesel engines (5,920 kW each) and 1 General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (20,000 kW) driving 2 shafts and 1 waterjet |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Type 054A-class or Valour-class?
The Type 054A-class has greater displacement at 3,963 tons compared to the Valour-class's 3,700 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 054A-class or Valour-class?
The Valour-class is faster with a maximum speed of 28 knots compared to the Type 054A-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 054A-class or Valour-class?
The Valour-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 054A-class's 3,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 054A-class or Valour-class?
The Type 054A-class is longer at 134.0 meters compared to the Valour-class's 121.0 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Type 054A-class or Valour-class?
The Type 054A-class is more expensive at approximately $348 million per unit compared to the Valour-class at $250 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 054A-class or Valour-class?
The Type 054A-class has been built in greater numbers with 40 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Valour-class.