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Abukuma vs Ulsan

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Specifications
Abukuma Ulsan
Origin 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇷 South Korea
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Destroyer escort Frigate
Manufacturer Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Company Limited Hyundai Heavy Industries
Year introduced 1989 1981
Number built 6 units 9 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 2,550 tons 2,215 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 35.0 knots
Range NA 8,000 nm at 16 knots
Length 109.0 m 103.7 m
Beam 13.0 m 12.5 m
Crew 120 186
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Armament & Systems
Abukuma Ulsan
Armament
  • 8 × Harpoon missiles
  • ASROC octuple launcher
  • 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun
  • 1 × Phalanx 20 mm CIWS
  • 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 x Mk.137 SRBOC chaff launcher
  • 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon
  • 4 × Emerson EMERLEC 30 twin Oerlikon 30 mm/75 KCB cannon (Batch I)
  • 3 × Breda DARDO CIWS twin Bofors 40 mm/70 cannon (Batch II–III)
  • 2 × 4 RGM-84C Harpoon SSM
  • 2 × triple Mark 32 SVTT loaded with Mark 46 ASW torpedo, or K745 Blue Shark ASW torpedo (after 2006)
  • 12 × Mk 9 or KMk 9 depth charge
Propulsion CODOG, two shafts: 2 × Kawasaki-RR SM1A gas turbines 26,650 hp (19,870 kW) and 2 × Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) CODOG: 2 × GE LM2500 gas turbine engine, 2 × MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine

Overview

The Abukuma and the Ulsan are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 2,550 tons for the Abukuma vs 2,215 tons for the Ulsan. The Abukuma reaches 27 knots vs 35 knots for the Ulsan. The Abukuma carries a crew of 120 vs 186 for the Ulsan.

The Abukuma was produced in 6 units vs 9 for the Ulsan. The Abukuma was commissioned in 1989, 8 years after the Ulsan (1981).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Abukuma-class or Ulsan-class?
The Abukuma-class has greater displacement at 2,550 tons compared to the Ulsan-class's 2,215 tons.
Which is faster, the Abukuma-class or Ulsan-class?
The Ulsan-class is faster with a maximum speed of 35 knots compared to the Abukuma-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Abukuma-class or Ulsan-class?
The Ulsan-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Abukuma-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Abukuma-class or Ulsan-class?
The Abukuma-class is longer at 109.0 meters compared to the Ulsan-class's 103.7 meters.
How many crew members do the Abukuma-class and Ulsan-class have?
The Ulsan-class has a larger crew complement of 186 compared to the Abukuma-class's 120 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Abukuma-class or Ulsan-class?
The Ulsan-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Abukuma-class.