Frankenthal-class minehunter vs Tarlan-class speedboat

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Frankenthal-class minehunter

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Frankenthal-class minehunter

Minehunter

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Credit

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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Tarlan-class speedboat

Torpedo boat

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Frankenthal-class minehunterLength

54.4 m

Length source ↗

Tarlan-class speedboatTarlan -class torpedo boat · Length

11.9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 24 rows sourced on both sides

54.4m

11.9mTarlan -class torpedo boat · Length

Length

All recorded figures & sources

54.4 m

Length

Single source

54.4 m (178 ft 6 in)^[source]

11.9 m

Tarlan -class torpedo boat · Length

Single source

11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

9.2m

3.1mTarlan -class torpedo boat · Beam

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

9.2 m

Beam

Single source

9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)^[source]

3.1 m

Tarlan -class torpedo boat · Beam

Single source

3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

2.6mDraft

650mmTarlan -class torpedo boat · Draught

DraughtScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.6 m

Draft

Single source

2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)^[source]

0.65 m

Tarlan -class torpedo boat · Draught

Single source

0.65 m (2 ft 2 in)^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

650t

9 tons (standard)

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

650 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

650 t (640 long tons)^[source]

9 tons (standard)^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

2Tarlan -class torpedo boat · Complement

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

41 people

Complement

Single source

41^[source]

2 people

Tarlan -class torpedo boat · Complement

Single source

2^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

33km/hMaximum; Speed

93km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

33 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)^[source]

93 km/h

Maximum; Tarlan -class torpedo boat · Speed

Single source

50 knots (93 km/h)^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

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

Configuration

Details

Frankenthal-class minehunter and Tarlan-class speedboat configuration
Specification	Frankenthal-class minehunter	Tarlan-class speedboat
Power	2 × MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesel engines , 2040 kW each 2 × electric motors for slow and silent maneuvering 2 × Renk PLS 25 E gearboxes 2 × controllable pitch propellers^[source]	Diesel^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat 2 × diesel engines, 1,320 horsepower (0.98 MW) 2 × surface piercing propellers^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
Builders	Lürssen Abeking & Rasmussen Krögerwerft^[source]	—
Operators	German Navy United Arab Emirates Navy Turkish Navy Indonesian Navy^[source]	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
Preceded by	Hameln -class minesweeper^[source]	—
Subclasses	A class Pulau Fani class^[source]	—
In commission	1992–present^[source]	—
Planned	12^[source]	—
Completed	12^[source]	—
Active	10^[source]	—
Retired	2^[source]	—
Type	Minehunter^[source]	Torpedo boat^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
Sensors & processing systems	1 × hull mounted DSQS-11A mine hunting sonar DRBN 32 navigation radar^[source]	—
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launchers (currently under procurement) 2 × Barricade chaff and flare launcher^[source]	—
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm/L70 dual-purpose gun (currently upgrading to 1 × MLG 27 27 mm autocannon) 2 FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS surface-to-air missile 2 × Pinguin B3 mine hunting ROVs Mine laying capabilities^[source]	—
Notes	mine diver equipment, decompression chamber crane^[source]	—
Country of origin	Germany^[source] Germany^[source]	—
In service	—	2005–present^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
Alternative designation	—	Tarlan^[source]

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Frankenthal-class minehunter

Tarlan-class speedboat

Power

2 × MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesel engines , 2040 kW each 2 × electric motors for slow and silent maneuvering 2 × Renk PLS 25 E gearboxes 2 × controllable pitch propellers^[source]

Diesel^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

2 × diesel engines, 1,320 horsepower (0.98 MW) 2 × surface piercing propellers^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

Builders

Lürssen Abeking & Rasmussen Krögerwerft^[source]

—

Operators

German Navy United Arab Emirates Navy Turkish Navy Indonesian Navy^[source]

Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

Preceded by

Hameln -class minesweeper^[source]

—

Subclasses

A class Pulau Fani class^[source]

—

In commission

1992–present^[source]

—

Planned

12^[source]

—

Completed

12^[source]

—

Active

10^[source]

—

Retired

2^[source]

—

Type

Minehunter^[source]

Torpedo boat^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

Sensors & processing systems

1 × hull mounted DSQS-11A mine hunting sonar DRBN 32 navigation radar^[source]

—

Electronic warfare & decoys

2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launchers (currently under procurement) 2 × Barricade chaff and flare launcher^[source]

—

Armament

1 × Bofors 40 mm/L70 dual-purpose gun (currently upgrading to 1 × MLG 27 27 mm autocannon) 2 FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS surface-to-air missile 2 × Pinguin B3 mine hunting ROVs Mine laying capabilities^[source]

—

Notes

mine diver equipment, decompression chamber crane^[source]

—

Country of origin

Germany^[source]

—

In service

—

2005–present^[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat

Alternative designation

—

Tarlan^[source]