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BWarships
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Constellation-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source496 ft (151.18 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Constellation-class frigate | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Power | CODLAG 1 × General Electric LM2500+G4 gas turbine 2 × electric propulsion motors: INDAR 2 x 3.4 MW 4 × ship service diesel generators Rolls-Royce MTU 20V 4000 M53B engine 3000 kW for a total output of 12 MW Reduction gears by Philadelphia Gears 2 x fixed-pitch propellers 1 × auxiliary propulsion unit Thrustmasters of Texas Hydrologic Retractable Thruster[source] | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | Constellation class[source] | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Builders | Fincantieri Marinette Marine[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy (projected)[source] |
62 m (203 ft)[source]
at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph), electric drive
Single source6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph), electric drive[source]
at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling
Single sourceat 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced
Single sourceat 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single source11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced, 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling , 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Preceded by | Freedom and Independence classes Oliver Hazard Perry class (last class with FFG hull code )[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | FF(X)[source] | — |
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| Cost | US$ 1.28 billion for the first ship US$1.05 billion for the second ship[source] | — |
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| Built | 2024–present[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2029 (planned)[source] | — |
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| Planned | 20[source] | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Cancelled | 18[source] | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile frigate[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 200 accommodations[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Aegis Baseline 10 Combat System AN/SPY-6 (V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) AN/SPS-73(V)18 - Next Generation Surface Search Radar Thales Group CAPTAS-4 Low Frequency Variable-Depth Sonar TB-37 Multi-Function Towed Array AN/SQQ-89(V)16 undersea warfare/anti-submarine warfare combat system Cooperative Engagement Capability[source] | Sonar : STN Atlas CSU-90; hull mounted and flank arrays Radar : Surface search I-band Optics : Zeiss non-hull penetrating optronic mast[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32(V)6 electronic warfare suite 4 × Mark 53 Nulka decoy launching system AN/SLQ-61 Lightweight Tow Torpedo Defense Mission Module[source] | ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures[source] |
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| Armament | 32 Mark 41 VLS cells with: BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile Possibly RIM-162 ESSM Block 2 and/or RIM-174 Standard ERAM missiles Planned RIM-66 Standard SM-2 Block 3C 16 × canister-launched over-the-horizon anti-ship weapons (likely Naval Strike Missile ) RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launched from Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (21 cell) Mk 110 57 mm gun with the Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance (ALaMO) projectile and related systems Various machine guns M240 or M2[source] | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopter[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | extra-large hangar for helicopter RAST Secure & Traverse Aircraft Handling System Horizontal Reference System Night Vision Device Compatibility[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | The U.S. Navy contracted for the first FFG 62 in FY2020. The second ship contract was awarded in April 2021, and the third in FY22. The U.S. Navy's proposed FY2020 budget request was $1.281-billion for the procurement of the first FFG 62. The U.S. Navy's FY2020 budget submission shows that subsequent ships in the class were estimated by the Navy to cost $850 to $950-million each in then-year dollars.[source]Constellation-class frigate · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Namesake | — | Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist[source] |
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| Operator | — | South African Navy[source] |
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| Builder | — | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
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| Launched | — | 4 May 2005[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 14 March 2007[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 500 m (1,600 ft)[source] |
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