Formidable vs Valour
Formidable vs Valour at a glance — displacement 3,200 vs 3,700 tons, length 114 vs 121 m, speed 27 vs 28 knots, crew 71 vs 152.
Specifications
|
Formidable |
Valour |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Frigate |
Frigate |
| Type |
Frigate |
Guided-missile frigate |
| Manufacturer |
DCNS |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
2007 |
2006 |
| Number built |
6 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$250 million |
| Displacement |
3,200 tons |
3,700 tons |
| Maximum speed |
27.0 knots |
28.0 knots |
| Range |
4,200 nm |
8,000 nm at 16 knots |
| Length |
114.8 m |
121.0 m |
| Beam |
16.3 m |
16.3 m |
| Crew |
71 |
152 |
Armament & Systems
|
Formidable |
Valour |
| Armament |
- 8 (Up to 24) × RGM-84C Harpoon SSMs (to be replaced by Blue Spear SSM)
- 16-cell Sylver A50 VLS for MBDA Aster 15/30
- 16-cell Sylver A43 VLS for MBDA Aster 15
- 2 × B515 triple tubes for EuroTorp A244/S Mod 3 torpedoes
- 1x OTO Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun
- 4 × STK 50MG 12.7 mm HMG
- 2 × 25mm Mk 38 Mod2 Typhoon Weapon Station Stabilised Gun
- Long-Range Acoustic Device 500 Xtreme (LRAD500X)
|
- 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 |
Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement: 4 × MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at 9,100 kW (12,200 shp). Total output: 36,400 kW (48,800 shp) |
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 Formidable-class or Valour-class?
The Valour-class has greater displacement at 3,700 tons compared to the Formidable-class's 3,200 tons.
Which is faster, the Formidable-class or Valour-class?
The Valour-class is faster with a maximum speed of 28 knots compared to the Formidable-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Formidable-class or Valour-class?
The Valour-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Formidable-class's 4,200 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Formidable-class or Valour-class?
The Valour-class is longer at 121.0 meters compared to the Formidable-class's 114.8 meters.
How many crew members do the Formidable-class and Valour-class have?
The Valour-class has a larger crew complement of 152 compared to the Formidable-class's 71 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Formidable-class or Valour-class?
The Formidable-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Valour-class.