Baden-Württemberg-class frigate vs Type 054A frigate

Baden-Württemberg-class frigate — licensed reference photograph

AWarships

Baden-Württemberg-class frigate

Frigate

Credit

Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 054A frigate — licensed reference photograph

BWarships

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

Baden-Württemberg-class frigateLength

149.52 m

Length source ↗

Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Baden-Württemberg-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+12%
Beam+18%

Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

21 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

150m

134m

Length+12%

All recorded figures & sources

149.52 m

Length

Single source

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

134 m

Length

Single source

134 m (440 ft)^[source]

18.8m

16m

Beam+18%

All recorded figures & sources

18.8 m

Beam

Single source

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

16 m

Beam

Single source

16 m (52 ft)^[source]

5.4mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

5.4 m

Draft

Single source

5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)^[source]

5 m

Draught

Single source

5 m (16 ft)^[source]

7,200t

3,963tfull

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

7,200 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

7,200 t (7,100 long tons )^[source]

3,963 tonnes

full

Single source

3,963 tonnes (full)^[source]

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180Unspecified

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

180 people

Unspecified

Single source

180人^[source]Unspecified

190standard crew: 110

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Complement

All recorded figures & sources

190 people

standard crew: 110

Single source

190 (standard crew: 110)^[source]

52km/hMaximum; max

50km/hMaximum; Speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

52 km/h

Maximum; max

Single source

37 km/h

Maximum; on diesel only

Single source

20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) on diesel only, 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) max.^[source]

50 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

27 knots (50 km/h)^[source]

15,000km

7,000kmestimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)

Range

All recorded figures & sources

15,000 km

Range

Single source

8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)^[source]

7,000 km

estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)

Single source

3,800 nautical miles (4,400 mi; 7,000 km) estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)^[source]

32,000kW43,000 shp (

CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts

Power

All recorded figures & sources

32,000 kW

43,000 shp (

Single source

43,000 shp (32,000 kW)^[source]

CODLAG : 1 × GE LM2500 gas turbine (20 MW (27,000 shp)) 4 × MTU 20V 4000 M53B diesel generators (3.015 MW (4,043 shp)) 2 × Siemens electric-drive motors (4.5 MW (6,000 shp)) 3 × Renk gearboxes : one for each shaft and one to cross-connect the gas turbine to them 2 × Schottel shafts , driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × Jastram bow thruster ((1 MW (1,300 shp))^[source]

CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Baden-Württemberg-class frigate and Type 054A frigate configuration
Specification	Baden-Württemberg-class frigate	Type 054A frigate
Builders	ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems / Lürssen Peene-Werft , Wolgast^[source]	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	German Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Bremen class^[source]	Type 054 frigate^[source]
Cost	ca. € 775 million (2007) (equivalent to € 959.81 million in 2021) per ship^[source]	US$348 million (est. 2015)^[source]
Built	2011–2022^[source]	2005–present^[source]
In commission	2019–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Planned	4^[source]	50^[source]
Active	4^[source]	46^[source]
Type	Frigate^[source]	Frigate^[source]
Boats & landing craft carried	Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft) RHIB , capable of more than 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)^[source]	—
Capacity	Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	4 × Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA fixed planar arrays radars 2 × navigation radars from Anschütz (X and S-band) and the INBS Synapsis IFF diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar) Laser warning 1 × KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS 2 × MSP 600 video and infrared target tracker 1 × SIMONE 360 degree infrared monitoring Link 11 , Link 16 , Link 22 communications systems^[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	TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) with 4 launchers ECM^[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	Naval guns: 1 × 127 mm (5") 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) Close-In Weapon System : 2 × RAM Block II launchers, 21 missiles each Anti-ship missiles : 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack Naval Strike Missile becomes available) Non-Lethal: Water cannons^[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]
Aircraft carried	2 × NH-90 helicopters^[source]	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]
Country of origin	Germany^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source] People's Republic of China^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Type 054B frigate^[source]
Subclasses	—	Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)^[source]
Aviation facilities	—	hangar^[source]

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Baden-Württemberg-class frigate

Type 054A frigate

Builders

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems / Lürssen Peene-Werft , Wolgast^[source]

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]

Operators

German Navy^[source]

People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Bremen class^[source]

Type 054 frigate^[source]

Cost

ca. € 775 million (2007) (equivalent to € 959.81 million in 2021) per ship^[source]

US$348 million (est. 2015)^[source]

Built

2011–2022^[source]

2005–present^[source]

In commission

2019–present^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Planned

4^[source]

50^[source]

Active

4^[source]

46^[source]

Type

Frigate^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried

Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft) RHIB , capable of more than 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)^[source]

—

Capacity

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

—

Sensors & processing systems

4 × Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA fixed planar arrays radars 2 × navigation radars from Anschütz (X and S-band) and the INBS Synapsis IFF diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar) Laser warning 1 × KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS 2 × MSP 600 video and infrared target tracker 1 × SIMONE 360 degree infrared monitoring Link 11 , Link 16 , Link 22 communications systems^[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

TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) with 4 launchers ECM^[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

Naval guns: 1 × 127 mm (5") 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) Close-In Weapon System : 2 × RAM Block II launchers, 21 missiles each Anti-ship missiles : 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack Naval Strike Missile becomes available) Non-Lethal: Water cannons^[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]

Aircraft carried

2 × NH-90 helicopters^[source]

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]

Country of origin

Germany^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Type 054B frigate^[source]

Subclasses

—

Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)^[source]

Aviation facilities

—

hangar^[source]