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Karel Doorman-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 4
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 2 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source401 ft (122 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Karel Doorman-class frigate | Type 054A frigate |
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| Power | CODOG-propulsion 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey 1A , 16,700 hp (12,500 kW) gas turbines 2 × Stork-Werkspoor 12SW280- 4,895 hp (3,650 kW) + 4 Stork DRO 218K diesel engines[source] | CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | Karel Doorman class[source] | — |
| Builders | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Royal Netherlands Navy Belgian Navy Chilean Navy Portuguese Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy |
134 m (440 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source180人[source]Unspecified
estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source3,800 nautical miles (4,400 mi; 7,000 km) estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Netherlands: Kortenaer class / Roofdier class Belgium: Wielingen class Portugal: João Belo class[source] | Type 054 frigate[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Netherlands & Belgium: ASWF class[source] | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| Cost | ƒ 445 million per unit[source] | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| Built | 1985–1995[source] | 2005–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1991–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | 46[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Type | Multi-purpose frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Thales Smart-S Mk.1 long-range 3D surveillance and tracking radar Thales LW08 long-range surveillance radar Thales SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking radar (NLD and BE ships only) Thales GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° surveillance system (NLD and BE ships only) Thales STIR 1.8 Tracking and Illumination Radar system Thales Scout surface surveillance and tactical navigation radar Thales PHS-36 hull-mounted sonar Thales Anaconda DSBV 61 VLF passive tactical towed array sonar Ultra Electronics Multi-static Low Frequency Active Passive Sonar (NLD ships only)[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 | Thales Vigile APX Radar electronic support measures Mark 36 SRBOC[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 | 16 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-air VLS 8 × Boeing Harpoon anti-ship missile 2–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine gun 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine gun 2 × Twin- Mark 46 torpedo tubes 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 1 × Goalkeeper CIWS[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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| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck[source] | hangar[source] |
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| Source measurement | These multi-purpose frigates can be used in the anti-submarine , anti-aircraft , or surface combat roles. Their primary surface armament consists of two quad RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship launchers with a range of up to 120 kilometres (75 mi). Also available is an OTO Melara 76 mm gun, which has both anti-ship and anti-air capabilities.[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Air defence is provided by an AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile with a range of up to 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) Sixteen VLS cells are mounted on the port external bulkhead of the hangar . The Goalkeeper close-in weapon system provides close-range air defence and can fire up to four thousand 30-millimetre (1.2 in) rounds per minute at a range of 200 to 3,000 metres (660 to 9,840 ft).[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage On 1 November 2006, the Portuguese Defence Minister Nuno Severiano Teixeira signed a contract for the purchase of the frigates Van Nes and Van Galen . Van Nes , renamed NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F333), was transferred to Portugal on 16 January 2009 and Van Galen , renamed NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida (F334) was transferred on 15 January 2010. With the sale of two M-class frigates to Portugal only two of the eight ships remained with the Royal Netherlands Navy.[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · Export / Portugal; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Country of origin | Netherlands[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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| Planned | — | 50[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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