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Greek frigate Psaralarger figure on 0 of 2
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source117 m (383.9 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Greek frigate Psara | Type 054A frigate |
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| Power | 2 shaft CODOG , controllable pitch propellers 2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 60,656 hp (45,231 kW) 2 MTU 20V 956 diesel engines , 10,040 hp (7,490 kW)[source] | CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source] |
| Namesake | the Psara Island[source] | — |
| Builder | Hellenic Shipyards Co.[source] | — |
| Launched | 20 December 1994[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 1998[source] |
134 m (440 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source180人[source]Unspecified
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Status | in active service[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Hydra -class frigate[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Signaal MW08 air search radar Signaal DA08 air surface radar 2 Signaal STIR fire control radar Racal Decca 2690 BT navigation radar Raytheon SQS-56/DE 1160 hull-mounted and VDS sonar SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy Mk XII Mod 4 IFF radar 2 Signaal Mk 73 Mod 1 radar for ESSM Signaal STACOS Mod 2 combat data system SAR-8 IR searcher[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] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Argo AR 700 ESM system Telegon 10 ESM system Argo APECS II ECM system 4 SCLAR decoy launchers Centaur C-UAS system[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] |
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| Armament | 1 × 127 mm Mk 45 Mod 2A 2 × Mk15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS 2 Mk141 4 × 8 Harpoon missile launchers Mk 48 Mod 2 vertical launcher for 16 × RIM-162 ESSM 2 Mk32 Mod 5 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes for Mk46 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] |
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| Aircraft carried | 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] |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar for 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk helicopter[source] | hangar[source] |
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| Builders | — | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
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| Operators | — | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 054 frigate[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2005–present[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 50[source] |
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| Active | — | 46[source] |
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| Type | — | Frigate[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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