Barbaros-class frigate vs Type 054A frigate

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Barbaros-class frigate — licensed reference photograph

AWarships

Barbaros-class frigate

Frigate

Credit

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · 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

Barbaros-class frigateF246, F247

118 m

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Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Barbaros-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2

Beam+8%
Draught+18%

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

118mF246, F247

134m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

116.7 m

F244, F245

Single source

118 m

F246, F247

Single source

Configuration

Details

Barbaros-class frigate and Type 054A frigate configuration
Specification	Barbaros-class frigate	Type 054A frigate
Power	2 shaft CODOG , controllable pitch propellers , 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines 60,000 hp 2 MTU 20V 1163 diesel-engines , 13,060 hp (9,740 kW)^[source]	CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]
Name	Barbaros , MEKO 200 TN-II^[source]	—
Builders	Blohm + Voss Gölcük Naval Shipyard^[source]	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	Turkish Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy

Preceded by	Yavuz class^[source]	Type 054 frigate^[source]

Succeeded by	Istanbul class^[source]	Type 054B frigate^[source]

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

In commission	1997–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]

Completed	4^[source]	—

Active	4^[source]	46^[source]

Type	Frigate^[source]	Frigate^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	Radars Thales SMART-S Mk2 Decca 2040 BT HSA D08 HSA STIR -24, HSA STIR 18 Sonar SQS-56 Mid-life upgrade(MLU) Radars SMART-S Mk2 3BAR IIF-Mod 5 3D PESA search radar MAR-D 3D AESA search radar AKREP Dual Band Fire control radar AKR-D Fire control radar Systems ADVENT Combat Management System TUMSIS X SATCOM TUMSIS X-Band Satellite Communication Terminals KULAÇ Sounder System KIRLANGIÇ Electro-Optical Director(EOD) G-LIS Enhanced Laser Warning System PIRI-KATS Infrared Search and Tracking System (IRST) National Gun Fire Control System ASELSAN V-UHF and HF Communication Antennas MARTI 200-N Electro-Optical Reconnaissance and Surveillance System Sonar Armelsan ARAS-2023 Diver Detection Sonar FERSAH Active/Passive Hull Mounted Sonar System^[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	Electronic warfare Racal Cutlass, Racal Scorpion, Mk 36 decoy MLU-Electronic warfare ARES-2N(V)2 Electronic defence system AREAS-2NC Electronic attack system ASELSAN HIZIR Torpedo Jamming and Deception System^[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	Barbaros (F 244) , Oruçreis (F 245): 1 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 32 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea Sparrow PDMS (SAM) or 8 Sea Sparrow PDMS(SAM) Salihreis (F 246) , Kemalreis (F 247): 2 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 64 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea Sparrow PDMS (SAM) or 16 Sea Sparrow PDMS(SAM) Common: 2 × Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon 1 × 5 inch /54 gun 3 × Oerlikon Contraves Sea Zenith 25mm CIWS gun systems 2 × Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube sets Mid-life upgrade(MLU) Armament Guns 1 x 127mm (5/54) Mk45 Mode 2 main gun 3 x ASELSAN 25mm STOP RCWS Surface-to-surface missiles 2 x 8 cells with 8 or 16 x ATMACA anti-ship missiles Close in weapon systems 1 x 35mm GÖKDENİZ CIWS 1 x Phalanx Mk-15 Blok 1B Baseline 2 CIWS Surface-to-air-missiles 8 cells quadpack Mark 41 VLS with 32/64 ESSM Blok 1 missiles^[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	1 × S-70B Seahawk or AB 212 ASW 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]