Abu Dhabi-class corvette vs Type 054A frigate

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Abu Dhabi-class corvette

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Abu Dhabi-class corvette

Corvette

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Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 054A frigate — licensed reference photograph

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Type 054A frigate

Frigate

Credit

日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部 · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Abu Dhabi-class corvetteLength

88.4 m

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Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Abu Dhabi-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+52%
Beam+31%
Draught+9%
Speed+9%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

88.4m

134m

Length+52%

All recorded figures & sources

88.4 m

Length

Single source

88.4 m (290 ft 0 in)^[source]

134 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Abu Dhabi-class corvette and Type 054A frigate configuration
Specification	Abu Dhabi-class corvette	Type 054A frigate
Power	2 × MTU diesels 20V 1163 TB93 (7,000 kW each)^[source]	CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]
Builders	Fincantieri^[source]	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	United Arab Emirates Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy^[source]
Planned	1^[source]

Completed	1^[source]	—

Active	1^[source]	46^[source]

Type	Corvette^[source]	Frigate^[source]

Endurance	20 days^[source]	—

Sensors & processing systems	command and control system IPN-S ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) combined radar/electro-optical FCS NA-30S ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) 3D multifunction radar KRONOS 3D NV ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) secondary radar SIR-M ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) electro-optical director Medusa MK4B Thales' Captas Nano lightweight low-frequency active sonar^[source]	Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × self-defence decoy system MASS (Multi Ammunition Soft-kill System) ( Rheinmetall ) 1 × Seal-H electronic warfare system ( Elettronica )^[source]	2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system^[source]

Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 super rapido stealth mount 2 × twin launcher MBDA MM40 block 3 Exocet missiles 2 × Mk.32 launcher for EuroTorp - A244-S or Mk.46 - Torpedoes RAM Block II launchers, 21 missiles each (planned) 2 × launchers for C310 torpedo countermeasures system 2 × ATK Mk.44 30 mm Oto Melara „MARLIN“^[source]	1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher^[source]