De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate vs Type 054A frigate

De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate — licensed reference photograph

AWarships

De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate

Air-defense and command frigate

Credit

Ministerie van Defensie · 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

De Zeven Provinciën-class frigateLength

144.24 m

Length source ↗

Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

De Zeven Provinciën-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+8%
Beam+18%
Draught+4%
Speed+12%

Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

22 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

144m

134m

Length+8%

All recorded figures & sources

144.24 m

Length

Single source

144.24 m (473 ft 3 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]

5.18m

Draught+4%

All recorded figures & sources

5.18 m

Draught

Single source

5.18 m (17 ft 0 in)^[source]

5 m

Draught

Single source

5 m (16 ft)^[source]

6,050tfull load

3,963tfull

DisplacementScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

6,050 tonnes

full load

Single source

6,050 tonnes (full load)^[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

30officers, 202 ratings

—

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

30 people

officers, 202 ratings

Single source

30 officers, 202 ratings^[source]

56km/hMaximum; Speed

50km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+12%

All recorded figures & sources

56 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)^[source]

50 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

7,400kmat 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)

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

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7,400 km

at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)

Single source

4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)^[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]

1,680kW

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

Power

All recorded figures & sources

1,680 kW

4 × Wärtsilä - Deutz D620 V12 diesel-generators each

Single source

4 × Wärtsilä - Deutz D620 V12 diesel-generators , 1,680 kW (2,250 hp) each^[source]

Combined diesel or gas 2 × Wärtsilä 16 V26 marine diesel engines , 5.1 MW (6,800 hp) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM 1A gas turbines , 19.5 MW (26,100 hp) each 2 × propeller shafts , 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers^[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

De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate and Type 054A frigate configuration
Specification	De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate	Type 054A frigate
Name	De Zeven Provinciën class^[source]	—
Builders	Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding^[source]	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Tromp class Jacob van Heemskerck class^[source]	Type 054 frigate^[source]
Succeeded by	Future Air Defender^[source]	Type 054B frigate^[source]
Cost	~€1.9 billion program cost^[source]	US$348 million (est. 2015)^[source]
Built	1998–2005^[source]	2005–present^[source]
In commission	2002–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Completed	4^[source]	—
Active	4^[source]	46^[source]
Type	Air-defense and command frigate^[source]	Frigate^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar ( I band ) DECCA NAV navigation radar Thales Nederland Scout ( Low-probability-of-intercept ) surface search/navigation radar Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system Thales Nederland Mirador optical surveillance and tracking system Atlas Elektronik DSQS-24C hull-mounted sonar MK XII IFF 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	2 × Thomson Racal Sabre ECM suite 4 × Sippican Hycor SRBOC Mk 36 launcher 1 × AN/ SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy^[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	Guns: 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/64 dual-purpose gun 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns 4–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine guns 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS Missiles: 40-cell Mk 41 strike-length vertical launching system SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles (typically 32 carried) Evolved SeaSparrow missiles (quad-packed, typically 32 carried) Tomahawk cruise missiles . 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles 2 × twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes^[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 × NH90 NFH helicopter^[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]
Aviation facilities	Hangar and flight deck for 1 medium-sized helicopter^[source]	hangar^[source]
Country of origin	Netherlands^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source] People's Republic of China^[source]
Subclasses	—	Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)^[source]
Planned	—	50^[source]

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De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate

Type 054A frigate

Name

De Zeven Provinciën class^[source]

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Builders

Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding^[source]

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]

Operators

Royal Netherlands Navy^[source]

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

Preceded by

Tromp class Jacob van Heemskerck class^[source]

Type 054 frigate^[source]

Succeeded by

Future Air Defender^[source]

Type 054B frigate^[source]

Cost

~€1.9 billion program cost^[source]

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

Built

1998–2005^[source]

2005–present^[source]

In commission

2002–present^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Completed

4^[source]

—

Active

4^[source]

46^[source]

Type

Air-defense and command frigate^[source]

Frigate^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar ( I band ) DECCA NAV navigation radar Thales Nederland Scout ( Low-probability-of-intercept ) surface search/navigation radar Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system Thales Nederland Mirador optical surveillance and tracking system Atlas Elektronik DSQS-24C hull-mounted sonar MK XII IFF 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

2 × Thomson Racal Sabre ECM suite 4 × Sippican Hycor SRBOC Mk 36 launcher 1 × AN/ SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy^[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

Guns: 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/64 dual-purpose gun 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns 4–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine guns 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS Missiles: 40-cell Mk 41 strike-length vertical launching system SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles (typically 32 carried) Evolved SeaSparrow missiles (quad-packed, typically 32 carried) Tomahawk cruise missiles . 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles 2 × twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes^[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 × NH90 NFH helicopter^[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]

Aviation facilities

Hangar and flight deck for 1 medium-sized helicopter^[source]

hangar^[source]

Country of origin

Netherlands^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

Subclasses

—

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

Planned

—

50^[source]