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Avante 2200larger figure on 0 of 3
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source99 m (324 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Avante 2200 | Type 054A frigate |
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| Power | CODAD , 4 × MTU 12V-1163-TB93 rated at 4,440 kW (5,950 hp) each 2 × shaft with Wärtsilä 5C11 controllable pitch propeller[source] | CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source] |
| Builders | Navantia , Cádiz , Puerto Real Yard[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela Royal Saudi Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Built | 2009–present[source] |
134 m (440 ft)[source]
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Single source180人[source]Unspecified
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2005–present[source] |
| In commission | 2011–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Planned | 4 (Venezuela) 8 (Saudi Arabia)[source] | 50[source] |
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| Completed | 4 (Venezuela) 5 (Saudi Arabia)[source] | — |
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| Active | 3 (Venezuela) 3 (Saudi Arabia)[source] | 46[source] |
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| Lost | 1 (Venezuela)[source] | — |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Thales SMART-S Mk-2 multifunction radar Leonardo Kronos NV 3D multifunctional radar (Al Jubail class) Thales Mirador EOTS Thales Vigile 100 ESM Thales Scout Mk2 LPI Thales Sting 1.2 Thales TACTICOS CMS[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] |
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| Armament | 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm ('A' position) 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns 16-cell VLS (Saudi Arabia variant) 16 x VL Mica 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon block II anti-ship missiles (Saudi Arabia variant) 2 × 3 torpedo tubes (Saudi Arabia variant)[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] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck , hangar[source] | hangar[source] |
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| Role | corvette design[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | The Saudi Arabian variant is a 2,000-ton class vessel capable of performing anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW) and anti-air warfare (AAW). The Al Jubail-class corvette has a maximum range of 4,500 nautical miles, achieving 25 knots, powered by four diesel engines in a CODAD arrangement.[source]Avante 2200 · Variants / Al Jubail -class corvette; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Al Jubail class is fitted with a Leonardo SUPER RAPID 76 mm main gun, a Rheinmetall Air Defence MILLENNIUM 35mm close-in weapon system, four 12.7 mm machine guns, two triple torpedo tubes, two by quad anti-ship missiles and 64 ESSM surface-to-air missiles (16-cell Mk 41).[source]Avante 2200 · Variants / Al Jubail -class corvette; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Country of origin | Spain[source]Original Avante 2200 design | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 054 frigate[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 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] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version[source] |
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