Type 21 vs Van Speijk
Type 21 vs Van Speijk at a glance — displacement 3,250 vs 2,850 tons, length 117 vs 113 m, speed 37 vs 28 knots, crew 177 vs 254.
Specifications
|
Type 21 |
Van Speijk |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij |
| Year introduced |
1974 |
1967 |
| Number built |
8 units |
6 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$60 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
3,250 tons |
2,850 tons |
| Maximum speed |
37.0 knots |
28.0 knots |
| Range |
4,000 nm at 17 knots |
4,500 nm at 12 knots |
| Length |
117.0 m |
113.4 m |
| Beam |
12.7 m |
12.5 m |
| Crew |
177 |
254 |
Armament & Systems
|
Type 21 |
Van Speijk |
| Armament |
- 1 × 4.5 in (114 mm) Vickers Mark 8 gun
- 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns (later 4)
- 1 × 4-rail launcher for GWS-24 Sea Cat
- 2 × 8-barrelled Knebworth Corvus countermeasures launchers
- 4 × launchers for MM38 Exocet surface-surface missiles
- 2 × 12.75 in (324 mm) 3-tube STWS-1 anti-submarine torpedo launchers
- TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System)
- 2 x 4-cell Harpoon missile launchers
- 1 x 6-cell LY-60N Hunting Eagle SAM launcher
- 1 × Vulcan Phalanx 20mm CIWS
|
- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
- 2 × Seacat surface-to-air missile launcher
- 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles
- 2 x Mk 32 torpedo launchers
|
| Propulsion |
COGOG on 2 shafts; 2 × Tyne cruise turbines: 8,500 shp (6,300 kW); 2 × Olympus boost turbines: 50,000 shp (37,000 kW) |
2 x geared steam turbines, 22,370 kW (30,000 shp), 2 x shafts |
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Which has greater displacement, the Type 21-class or Van Speijk-class?
The Type 21-class has greater displacement at 3,250 tons compared to the Van Speijk-class's 2,850 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 21-class or Van Speijk-class?
The Type 21-class is faster with a maximum speed of 37 knots compared to the Van Speijk-class's 28 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 21-class or Van Speijk-class?
The Van Speijk-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Type 21-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 21-class or Van Speijk-class?
The Type 21-class is longer at 117.0 meters compared to the Van Speijk-class's 113.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Type 21-class and Van Speijk-class have?
The Van Speijk-class has a larger crew complement of 254 compared to the Type 21-class's 177 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 21-class or Van Speijk-class?
The Type 21-class has been built in greater numbers with 8 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Van Speijk-class.