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Gepard-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 1
German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Approx Gepard 3.9 batch II
Single sourceApprox 102.4 m (336 ft) (Gepard 3.9 batch II)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gepard-class frigate | German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) |
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| Power | — | CODLAG 1 × 20 MW gas turbine 2 × 4.7 MW electric motors 4 × 2.9 MW diesel generators 3 × gearboxes : one for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gas turbine to them 2 × shafts , driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × 1 MW bow thruster[source] |
| Name | Gepard class (Project 1166.1)[source] | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] |
| Builders | Zelenodolsk Plant Gorky[source] | — |
| Operators | Russian Navy Vietnam People's Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Koni class Grisha class |
149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Subclasses | Project 11661 Tatarstan Project 11661K Dagestan Project 11661E Gepard: Gepard 3.9: Batch I; Batch II Gepard 5.1 Gepard 5.3[source] | — |
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| Cost | 11661E (Gepard 3.9 batch I): US$175 million per ship 11661E (Gepard 3.9 batch II): US$350 million per ship (price included ammunition, maintenance packages signed between Vietnam and Russia )[source] | — |
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| Built | 1991–2016[source] | — |
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| Planned | 10[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Twin-shaft CODOG , FPP, 2 × 14,300 + 1 × 6,000 (kW)[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 20 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | MR-231-1 Pal navigation radar Mineral-ME shipborne multifunctional radar system (including guidance and target designation functions for cruise missiles ) 5P-26/MR-352 Pozitiv-ME1/-ME1.2 3D active shipborne radars 5P-10E-03E Laska fire control radar for naval gun and CIWS Sonar : MGK-335EM-03 with under-keel antenna[source] | 1 × Cassidian TRS-4D AESA radar 2(?) × navigation radars IFF diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar) Laser warning KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS Link 11 , Link 16 , Link 22 communications systems[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | EW Suite : 2 × Bell Shroud passive intercept, 2 × Bell Squat jammers, Countermeasures : 4 × 16-barreled Pk-16 decoy launchers[source] | TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM[source] |
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| Armament | Artillery: 1 × 76.2mm AK-176M/MA naval gun 2 × AK-630M CIWS ( Tatarstan and VPN configuration) Cruise missiles : 8 × UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr missiles ( Dagestan ) (up to 16x cells in configurations offered to the export market; options for Club-N , Yakhont and BrahMos missile systems are available) 2 × quadruple launchers (2×4) Kh-35 anti-ship missiles ( Tatarstan and VPN 's Batch I & II configuration) Anti-submarine warfare : 2 × 533mm DTA-53 twin-tube (2×2) torpedo launchers (not featured on VPN 's Batch I) Naval mines Anti-air warfare : 1 × Palash/Palma-SU CIWS featured with 8x Sosna-R short range air defense missiles ( Dagestan and VPN configuration) 1 × Osa-M twin-launcher for 20x 9M33M short range air defense missiles ( Tatarstan ) 12 × Shtil-1 VLS cells for 9M317ME medium-range surface-to-air missiles (offered configuration for the export market)[source] | Naval guns: 1 × 127 mm 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) Anti-air missiles: 2 × RAM Block II surface-to-air missile launcher/ CIWS , 21 cells each Anti-ship missiles : 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack missile RBS 15 MK4 becomes available) Non-Lethal: Water cannons[source] |
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| Notes | [1][source] | — |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Namesake | — | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] |
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| Port of registry | — | Hamburg , Germany[source] |
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| Builder | — | Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 29 January 2015[source] |
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| Launched | — | 24 May 2017[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 28 January 2022[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 13 July 2022[source] |
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| Identification | — | MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225[source] |
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| Status | — | In active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Baden-Württemberg -class frigate[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB , capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)[source] |
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| Capacity | — | Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 × NH-90 helicopters[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source]German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) · Origin cell explicitly spans the exact named-ship row in the current inventory; not inherited from a separate class specification |
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| Used by | — | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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