German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) vs ORP Kaszub (1987)

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) — licensed reference photograph

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German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)

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ORP Kaszub (1987)

corvette of the Polish Navy , in service since 1987, the sole ship of the Project 620 class

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)Length

149.52 m

Length source ↗

ORP Kaszub (1987)Length

82.34 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)larger figure on 2 of 2

Length+82%
Beam+88%

ORP Kaszub (1987)larger figure on 0 of 2

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

150m

82.34m

Length+82%

All recorded figures & sources

149.52 m

Length

Single source

149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)^[source]

82.34 m

Length

Single source

82.34 m (270 ft 2 in)^[source]

18.8m

10m

Beam+88%

All recorded figures & sources

18.8 m

Beam

Single source

18.80 m (61 ft 8 in)^[source]

10 m

Beam

Single source

10 m (32 ft 10 in)^[source]

4.9msonar dome

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

5 m

Draught

Single source

5 m (16 ft 5 in)^[source]

3.1 m

Hull

Single source

4.9 m

sonar dome

Single source

3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) (hull) 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) (sonar dome)^[source]

7,200t

1,202tfull load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

7,200 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

7,200 tonnes^[source]

1,202 tonnes

full load

Single source

1,068 tonnes

standard

Single source

1,051 long tons (1,068 t) standard 1,183 long tons (1,202 t) full load^[source]

190standard crew: 110

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

190 people

standard crew: 110

Single source

190 (standard crew: 110)^[source]

67 people

Complement

Single source

67^[source]

48km/hMaximum; max

50km/hMaximum; Speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

48 km/h

Maximum; max

Single source

37 km/h

Maximum; on diesel only

Single source

20 knots (37 km/h) on diesel only, 26 kn (48 km/h) max.^[source]

50 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

27 kn (31 mph; 50 km/h)^[source]

7,400km

5,600kmat 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)

Range

All recorded figures & sources

7,400 km

Range

Single source

4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)^[source]

5,600 km

at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)

Single source

3,500 mi (3,000 nmi; 5,600 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)^[source]

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

12,420kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

12,420 kW

4× Cegieski-Sulzer AS 16V 25/30 diesels (16,660 shp) total

Single source

4× Cegieski-Sulzer AS 16V 25/30 diesels 12.42 MW (16,660 shp) total^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) and ORP Kaszub (1987) configuration
Specification	German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)	ORP Kaszub (1987)
Name	Rheinland-Pfalz^[source]	ORP Kaszub^[source]
Namesake	Rheinland-Pfalz^[source]	—
Port of registry	Hamburg , Germany^[source]	—
Builder	Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg^[source]	Stocznia Północna , Gdańsk^[source]
Laid down	29 January 2015^[source]	9 June 1984^[source]
Launched	24 May 2017^[source]	11 May 1986^[source]
Acquired	28 January 2022^[source]	—
Commissioned	13 July 2022^[source]	15 March 1987^[source]
Identification	MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225^[source]	MMSI number : 261227000 Callsign : SNWC^[source]
Status	In active service^[source]	In active service^[source]
Class & type	Baden-Württemberg -class frigate^[source]	—
Boats & landing craft carried	Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB , capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)^[source]	—
Capacity	Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	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]	Radar: MR 302 Air/surface search (NATO Strut Curve ) Nogat SRN 7453 surface search SRN 441XT Navigation radar Sonar: MG 322T hull mounted medium frequency active search MG 392M high-frequency dipping sonar^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM^[source]	—
Armament	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]	1× AK-176 76 mm gun 1x OSU-35 35 mm CIWS 2× ZU-23-2M Wróbel 23 mm cannon (2× twin mounts) 2× 9K32M Strela 2M surface-to-air missiles 4× 533mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2× twin tubes) for SET-53M torpedoes 2× RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers^[source]
Aircraft carried	2 × NH-90 helicopters^[source]	—
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	—
Used by	German Navy^[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified	—
Propulsion	—	CODAD, 2 shafts^[source]
Role	—	corvette of the Polish Navy , in service since 1987, the sole ship of the Project 620 class^[source]
Source measurement	—	At first, Kaszub saw little operational use, being loaned to the Polish Border guard from 1990 to January 1991. In September 1991, the ship was fitted with an AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun turret forward.^[source]ORP Kaszub (1987) · Construction and career; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)

ORP Kaszub (1987)

Name

Rheinland-Pfalz^[source]

ORP Kaszub^[source]

Namesake

Rheinland-Pfalz^[source]

—

Port of registry

Hamburg , Germany^[source]

—

Builder

Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg^[source]

Stocznia Północna , Gdańsk^[source]

Laid down

29 January 2015^[source]

9 June 1984^[source]

Launched

24 May 2017^[source]

11 May 1986^[source]

Acquired

28 January 2022^[source]

—

Commissioned

13 July 2022^[source]

15 March 1987^[source]

Identification

MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225^[source]

MMSI number : 261227000 Callsign : SNWC^[source]

Status

In active service^[source]

Class & type

Baden-Württemberg -class frigate^[source]

—

Boats & landing craft carried

Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB , capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)^[source]

—

Capacity

Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

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]

Radar: MR 302 Air/surface search (NATO Strut Curve ) Nogat SRN 7453 surface search SRN 441XT Navigation radar Sonar: MG 322T hull mounted medium frequency active search MG 392M high-frequency dipping sonar^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM^[source]

—

Armament

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]

1× AK-176 76 mm gun 1x OSU-35 35 mm CIWS 2× ZU-23-2M Wróbel 23 mm cannon (2× twin mounts) 2× 9K32M Strela 2M surface-to-air missiles 4× 533mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2× twin tubes) for SET-53M torpedoes 2× RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers^[source]

Aircraft carried

2 × NH-90 helicopters^[source]

—

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

—

Used by

German Navy^[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified

—

Propulsion

—

CODAD, 2 shafts^[source]

Role

—

corvette of the Polish Navy , in service since 1987, the sole ship of the Project 620 class^[source]

Source measurement

—

At first, Kaszub saw little operational use, being loaned to the Polish Border guard from 1990 to January 1991. In September 1991, the ship was fitted with an AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun turret forward.^[source]ORP Kaszub (1987) · Construction and career; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage