Acero-class gunboat vs German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)

AWarships

Acero-class gunboat

Fast Attack Interdiction Craft-Missiled

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) — licensed reference photograph

BWarships

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)

Credit

Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Acero-class gunboatLength

32.65 m

Length source ↗

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)Length

149.52 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Acero-class gunboatlarger figure on 0 of 1

None

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)larger figure on 1 of 1

Length+358%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 38 rows sourced on both sides

32.65m

150m

Length+358%

All recorded figures & sources

32.65 m

Length

Single source

32.65 m (107 ft 1 in)^[source]

149.52 m

Length

Single source

149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)^[source]

6.2mmax

18.8m

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

6.2 m

max

Single source

6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) max^[source]

18.8 m

Beam

Single source

18.80 m (61 ft 8 in)^[source]

1.25mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

1.25 m

Draft

Single source

1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)^[source]

5 m

Draught

Single source

5 m (16 ft 5 in)^[source]

95 tons full load

7,200t

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

95 tons full load^[source]

7,200 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

7,200 tonnes^[source]

190standard crew: 110

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

12 people

Complement

Single source

12^[source]

190 people

standard crew: 110

Single source

190 (standard crew: 110)^[source]

74km/hMaximum; greater than maximum

48km/hMaximum; max

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

74 km/h

Maximum; greater than maximum

Single source

greater than 40 knots (74 km/h) maximum^[source]

48 km/h

Maximum; max

Single source

37 km/h

Maximum; on diesel only

Single source

20 knots (37 km/h) on diesel only, 26 kn (48 km/h) max.^[source]

1,900kmat 15 knots (28 km/h)

7,400km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,900 km

at 15 knots (28 km/h)

Single source

1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)^[source]

7,400 km

Range

Single source

4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Acero-class gunboat and German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) configuration
Specification	Acero-class gunboat	German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)
Power	—	CODLAG 1 × 20 MW gas turbine 2 × 4.7 MW electric motors 4 × 2.9 MW diesel generators 3 × gearboxes : one for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gas turbine to them 2 × shafts , driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × 1 MW bow thruster^[source]
Builders	Israel Shipyards Ltd. , Haifa, Israel^[source]	—
Operators	Philippine Navy^[source]	—
Preceded by	Tomas Batilo class^[source]	—
Built	2021–2023^[source]	—
In commission	2022–present^[source]	—
Planned	9^[source]	—
Completed	9^[source]	—
Active	9^[source]	—
Type	Fast Attack Interdiction Craft-Missiled^[source]	—
Propulsion	2 × MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines 2 x MJP-J650 waterjets^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	Furuno Navnet 3D X-band navigation/surface search radar Rafael Toplite electro-optical tracking system (EOTS)^[source]	1 × Cassidian TRS-4D AESA radar 2(?) × navigation radars IFF diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar) Laser warning KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS Link 11 , Link 16 , Link 22 communications systems^[source]
Armament	1 x Rafael Typhoon MLS-NLOS missile launcher for 8 x Spike-NLOS surface-to-surface missiles (4 ships only) 1 × Mk.44 Bushmaster II autocannon mounted on Rafael Typhoon Mk 30-C remote-controlled weapon station 2 × M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50 cal. heavy machine guns mounted on Rafael Mini Typhoon remote-controlled weapon stations 2 × M60 7.62 mm/30 cal. GP machine guns^[source]	Naval guns: 1 × 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun with guided VULCANO ammunition for land-attack missions (range: more than 100 km (62 mi)) 2 × 27 mm MLG 27 remote-controlled autocannons 5 × 12.7 mm Hitrole -NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled) Anti-air missiles: 2 × RAM Block II surface-to-air missile launcher/ CIWS , 21 cells each Anti-ship missiles : 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack missile RBS 15 MK4 becomes available) Non-Lethal: Water cannons^[source]
Source measurement	A 5.2-meter rigid inflatable boat (RHIB) is stowed in the aft for those without the missile system, and is deployed using a 1,000-kilogram crane.^[source]Acero-class gunboat · Technical details; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—
Name	—	Rheinland-Pfalz^[source]
Namesake	—	Rheinland-Pfalz^[source]
Port of registry	—	Hamburg , Germany^[source]
Builder	—	Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg^[source]
Laid down	—	29 January 2015^[source]
Launched	—	24 May 2017^[source]
Acquired	—	28 January 2022^[source]
Commissioned	—	13 July 2022^[source]
Identification	—	MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225^[source]
Status	—	In active service^[source]
Class & type	—	Baden-Württemberg -class frigate^[source]
Boats & landing craft carried	—	Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB , capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)^[source]
Capacity	—	Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	2 × NH-90 helicopters^[source]
Country of origin	—	Germany^[source]German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) · Origin cell explicitly spans the exact named-ship row in the current inventory; not inherited from a separate class specification
Used by	—	German Navy^[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified

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Acero-class gunboat

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)

Power

—

CODLAG 1 × 20 MW gas turbine 2 × 4.7 MW electric motors 4 × 2.9 MW diesel generators 3 × gearboxes : one for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gas turbine to them 2 × shafts , driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × 1 MW bow thruster^[source]

Builders

Israel Shipyards Ltd. , Haifa, Israel^[source]

—

Operators

Philippine Navy^[source]

—

Preceded by

Tomas Batilo class^[source]

—

Built

2021–2023^[source]

—

In commission

2022–present^[source]

—

Planned

9^[source]

—

Completed

9^[source]

—

Active

9^[source]

—

Type

Fast Attack Interdiction Craft-Missiled^[source]

—

Propulsion

2 × MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines 2 x MJP-J650 waterjets^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

Furuno Navnet 3D X-band navigation/surface search radar Rafael Toplite electro-optical tracking system (EOTS)^[source]

1 × Cassidian TRS-4D AESA radar 2(?) × navigation radars IFF diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar) Laser warning KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS Link 11 , Link 16 , Link 22 communications systems^[source]

Armament

1 x Rafael Typhoon MLS-NLOS missile launcher for 8 x Spike-NLOS surface-to-surface missiles (4 ships only) 1 × Mk.44 Bushmaster II autocannon mounted on Rafael Typhoon Mk 30-C remote-controlled weapon station 2 × M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50 cal. heavy machine guns mounted on Rafael Mini Typhoon remote-controlled weapon stations 2 × M60 7.62 mm/30 cal. GP machine guns^[source]

Naval guns: 1 × 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun with guided VULCANO ammunition for land-attack missions (range: more than 100 km (62 mi)) 2 × 27 mm MLG 27 remote-controlled autocannons 5 × 12.7 mm Hitrole -NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled) Anti-air missiles: 2 × RAM Block II surface-to-air missile launcher/ CIWS , 21 cells each Anti-ship missiles : 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack missile RBS 15 MK4 becomes available) Non-Lethal: Water cannons^[source]

Source measurement

A 5.2-meter rigid inflatable boat (RHIB) is stowed in the aft for those without the missile system, and is deployed using a 1,000-kilogram crane.^[source]Acero-class gunboat · Technical details; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

—

Name

—

Rheinland-Pfalz^[source]

Namesake

—

Rheinland-Pfalz^[source]

Port of registry

—

Hamburg , Germany^[source]

Builder

—

Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg^[source]

Laid down

—

29 January 2015^[source]

Launched

—

24 May 2017^[source]

Acquired

—

28 January 2022^[source]

Commissioned

—

13 July 2022^[source]

Identification

—

MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225^[source]

Status

—

In active service^[source]

Class & type

—

Baden-Württemberg -class frigate^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried

—

Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB , capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)^[source]

Capacity

—

Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

2 × NH-90 helicopters^[source]

Country of origin

—

Germany^[source]German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) · Origin cell explicitly spans the exact named-ship row in the current inventory; not inherited from a separate class specification

Used by

—

German Navy^[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified