Kolkata-class destroyer vs Type 054A frigate

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Kolkata-class destroyer — licensed reference photograph

AWarships

Kolkata-class destroyer

Guided-missile destroyer

Credit

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Drace Wilson · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 054A frigate — licensed reference photograph

BWarships

Type 054A frigate

Frigate

Credit

日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部 · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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At a glance

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Kolkata-class destroyerLength

163 m

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Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Kolkata-class destroyerlarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+22%
Beam+9%
Draught+30%
Speed+12%

Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4

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Measured figures

Head to head

23 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

163m

134m

Length+22%

All recorded figures & sources

163 m

Length

Single source

163 m (534 ft 9 in)^[source]

134 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

Kolkata-class destroyer and Type 054A frigate configuration
Specification	Kolkata-class destroyer	Type 054A frigate
Power	Combined gas and gas system: 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 reversible gas turbines producing 16.55MW each^[source]	CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]
Name	Kolkata class^[source]	—
Builders	Mazagon Dock Limited^[source]	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	Indian Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy^[source]

Preceded by	Delhi class^[source]	Type 054 frigate^[source]

Succeeded by	Visakhapatnam class^[source]	Type 054B frigate^[source]

Cost	₹ 11,662 crore (equivalent to ₹ 190 billion or US$1.9 billion in 2023) for three ships (FY 2014) ₹ 3,887 crore (equivalent to ₹ 62 billion or US$640 million in 2023) per ship (FY 2014)^[source]	US$348 million (est. 2015)^[source]

Built	2003–2015^[source]	2005–present^[source]

In commission	2014–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]

Planned	3^[source]	50^[source]

Completed	3^[source]	—

Active	3^[source]	46^[source]

Type	Guided-missile destroyer^[source]	Frigate^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	Radar :- IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-band AESA multi-function radar Thales LW-08 D-band air search radar Indra - TASL Lanza-N L-band air surveillance radar (INS Kolkata) Garpun Bal (3TS-25E) radar Sonar :- BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar BEL Nagin active towed array sonar Combat Suite :- BEL EMCCA Mk4 combat management system^[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]

Electronic warfare & decoys	BEL Ellora electronic support measures Decoys :- 4 × Kavach decoy launchers 2 × Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems^[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]

Armament	Anti-air warfare :- 4 × 8-cell VLS , for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles Anti-surface warfare :- 2 × 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine warfare :- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers Guns :- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 4 x AK-630 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]

Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Sea King , Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk or HAL Dhruv helicopters^[source]	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]