Gepard-class frigate vs Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor

Gepard-class frigate — licensed reference photograph

AWarships

Gepard-class frigate

Frigate

Credit

Vissarion · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BWarships

Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor

River monitor

Credit

Ştefan Ciocan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Gepard-class frigateApprox Gepard 3.9 batch II

≈ 102.4 m

Length source ↗

Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitorLength

52.1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Gepard-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3

Draught+231%
Complement+72%
Speed+80%

Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitorlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

≈ 102mApprox Gepard 3.9 batch II

52.1m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

≈ 102.4 m

Approx Gepard 3.9 batch II

Single source

Approx 102.4 m (336 ft) (Gepard 3.9 batch II)^[source]

52.1 m

Length

Single source

52.1 m (170 ft 11 in)^[source]

15mGepard 3.9

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

13.09 m

Approx

Single source

15 m

Gepard 3.9

Single source

13.09 m (42.9 ft) Approx 15 m (49 ft) (Gepard 3.9)^[source]

9 m

Beam

Single source

9 m (29 ft 6 in)^[source]

5.7m

1.72m

Draught+231%

All recorded figures & sources

5.7 m

Draught

Single source

5.7 m (19 ft)^[source]

1.72 m

Draught

Single source

1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)^[source]

1,500 tons (standard) 2,500 tons (Gepard 3.9)

550tFull load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

1,500 tons (standard) 2,500 tons (Gepard 3.9)^[source]

550 tonnes

Full load

Single source

522 tonnes

Standard

Single source

Standard: 522 t (514 long tons) Full load: 550 t (540 long tons)^[source]

51–58people

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

94 people

Complement

Single source

94^[source]

51–58 people

Complement

Single source

51-58^[source]

54km/hMaximum; Speed

30km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+80%

All recorded figures & sources

54 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)^[source]

30 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

16 knots (30 km/h)^[source]

7,000kmat 10 knots (19 km/h)

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

7,000 km

at 10 knots (19 km/h)

Single source

4,000 nmi (7,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Gepard-class frigate and Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor configuration
Specification	Gepard-class frigate	Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor
Power	—	2 shaft, 2 × Cummins QSK-50 diesel engines , 4,400 hp (3,300 kW)^[source]
Name	Gepard class (Project 1166.1)^[source]	Mihail Kogălniceanu-class^[source]
Builders	Zelenodolsk Plant Gorky^[source]	—
Operators	Russian Navy Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	Romanian Naval Forces^[source]
Preceded by	Koni class Grisha class^[source]	Smârdan -class river monitor^[source]
Subclasses	Project 11661 Tatarstan Project 11661K Dagestan Project 11661E Gepard: Gepard 3.9: Batch I; Batch II Gepard 5.1 Gepard 5.3^[source]	—
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]	—
Built	1991–2016^[source]	—
Planned	10^[source]	3^[source]
Completed	6^[source]	3^[source]
Cancelled	2^[source]	—
Active	6^[source]	3^[source]
Type	Frigate^[source]	River monitor^[source]
Propulsion	Twin-shaft CODOG , FPP, 2 × 14,300 + 1 × 6,000 (kW)^[source]	—
Endurance	20 days^[source]	—
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]	—
Electronic warfare & decoys	EW Suite : 2 × Bell Shroud passive intercept, 2 × Bell Squat jammers, Countermeasures : 4 × 16-barreled Pk-16 decoy launchers^[source]	—
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]	2 × A 430 100 mm (3.9 in) guns 2 × Twin 30 mm guns 2 x Quad 14.5 mm machine guns 2 × 122 mm MRL Strela 2M MANPAD^[source]
Notes	[1]^[source]	—
National origin	Russia^[source]	—
In commission	—	1993–present^[source]
Source measurement	—	The ships were built at the Drobeta-Turnu Severin shipyard. They have a displacement of 550 tons. The length of the hull is 52m, beam 9m, draught 1.72m. Each ship is equipped with two Cummins diesel engines, which drive one shaft and the propeller mounted on it. The ships' main armament consists of two 100mm A430 guns in armored turrets, based on the M1977 anti-tank gun . The ship is also equipped with two 30mm guns, two quad 14.5mm machine guns , and two 40-barreled 122mm rocket launchers . Their anti-aircraft armament consists of CA–94M anti-aircraft missiles , a Romanian licensed version of the Strela–2M.^[source]Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Gepard-class frigate

Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor

Power

—

2 shaft, 2 × Cummins QSK-50 diesel engines , 4,400 hp (3,300 kW)^[source]

Name

Gepard class (Project 1166.1)^[source]

Mihail Kogălniceanu-class^[source]

Builders

Zelenodolsk Plant Gorky^[source]

—

Operators

Russian Navy Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

Romanian Naval Forces^[source]

Preceded by

Koni class Grisha class^[source]

Smârdan -class river monitor^[source]

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]

—

Built

1991–2016^[source]

—

Planned

10^[source]

Completed

Cancelled

—

Active

6^[source]

3^[source]

Type

Frigate^[source]

River monitor^[source]

Propulsion

Twin-shaft CODOG , FPP, 2 × 14,300 + 1 × 6,000 (kW)^[source]

—

Endurance

20 days^[source]

—

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]

—

Electronic warfare & decoys

EW Suite : 2 × Bell Shroud passive intercept, 2 × Bell Squat jammers, Countermeasures : 4 × 16-barreled Pk-16 decoy launchers^[source]

—

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]

2 × A 430 100 mm (3.9 in) guns 2 × Twin 30 mm guns 2 x Quad 14.5 mm machine guns 2 × 122 mm MRL Strela 2M MANPAD^[source]

Notes

[1]^[source]

—

National origin

Russia^[source]

—

In commission

—

1993–present^[source]

Source measurement

—

The ships were built at the Drobeta-Turnu Severin shipyard. They have a displacement of 550 tons. The length of the hull is 52m, beam 9m, draught 1.72m. Each ship is equipped with two Cummins diesel engines, which drive one shaft and the propeller mounted on it. The ships' main armament consists of two 100mm A430 guns in armored turrets, based on the M1977 anti-tank gun . The ship is also equipped with two 30mm guns, two quad 14.5mm machine guns , and two 40-barreled 122mm rocket launchers . Their anti-aircraft armament consists of CA–94M anti-aircraft missiles , a Romanian licensed version of the Strela–2M.^[source]Mihail Kogălniceanu-class river monitor · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage