Romanian frigate Mărășești vs Type 054A frigate

AWarships

Type 054A frigate

Frigate

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Romanian frigate MărășeștiLength

144.6 m

Length source ↗

Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Romanian frigate Mărășeștilarger figure on 2 of 4

Length+8%
Displacement+46%

Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 2 of 4

Beam+8%
Draught+2%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 38 rows sourced on both sides

145m

134m

Length+8%

All recorded figures & sources

144.6 m

Length

Single source

144.6 m (474 ft 5 in)^[source]

134 m

Length

Single source

134 m (440 ft)^[source]

14.8m

16m

Beam+8%

All recorded figures & sources

14.8 m

Beam

Single source

14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)^[source]

16 m

Beam

Single source

16 m (52 ft)^[source]

4.9m

Draught+2%

All recorded figures & sources

4.9 m

Draught

Single source

4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)^[source]

5 m

Draught

Single source

5 m (16 ft)^[source]

5,790tfull

3,963tfull

Displacement+46%

All recorded figures & sources

5,790 tonnes

full

Single source

4,754 tonnes

standard

Single source

4,754 t (4,679 long tons) standard 5,790 t (5,700 long tons) full^[source]

3,963 tonnes

full

Single source

3,963 tonnes (full)^[source]

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180Unspecified

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

180 people

Unspecified

Single source

180人^[source]Unspecified

233

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Complement

All recorded figures & sources

233 people

Complement

Single source

233^[source]

50km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

50 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

50 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

27 knots (50 km/h)^[source]

5,200kmat 12 knots (22 km/h)

7,000kmestimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,200 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h)

Single source

2,800 nautical miles (5,200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)^[source]

7,000 km

estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)

Single source

3,800 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.

Configuration

Details

Romanian frigate Mărășești and Type 054A frigate configuration
Specification	Romanian frigate Mărășești	Type 054A frigate
Power	4 × Diesel engines , 8,440 bhp (6,290 kW)^[source]	CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]
Name	Mărășești^[source]	—
Namesake	Battle of Mărășești^[source]	—
Builder	2 May Naval Shipyard , Mangalia^[source]	—
Laid down	7 August 1979^[source]	—
Launched	4 June 1981^[source]	—
Commissioned	3 June 1985 (entry to service) 2 August 1986 (official ceremony)^[source]	—
Renamed	Muntenia (1986–1990) Timișoara (1990)^[source]	—
Home port	Constanța^[source]	—
Identification	Pennant number : F111 MMSI number : 264800052 MarineTraffic ID : 6269111 Callsign :YQXB^[source]	—
Status	In active service^[source]	—
Class & type	Frigate^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	MR-302 Rubka surveillance and target detection radar Garpun-E target detection radar MR-105 Turiel fire control radar MR-123 Wympiel fire control radar MG-322 Argun′ sonar Racal Decca navigation radar^[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]
Armament	2 × twin 76 mm (3.0 in) AK-726 guns 4 × single 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630M CIWS 4 × double launchers for P-15M (SS-N-2C) anti-ship missiles 2 × 12-barrel 213 mm (8.4 in) RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × triple 533 mm torpedo tubes Mines^[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	1 × IAR 330 Puma Naval MQ-35A V-BAT UAV^[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]
Country of origin	Romania^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source] People's Republic of China^[source]
Design and equipment origin context	The ship's design was to be the work of Romanian engineers only, without the participation of foreign specialists. Systems which could not be developed independently, or licences acquired, were predominantly procured from the Soviet Union. All weapon systems and electronic equipment were of Soviet origin, though still not modern due to the Soviet export policies on individual system sales. The choice of diesel propulsion, provided again by the Soviet Union, was also not optimal for a ship of this size.^[source]	—
Builders	—	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	—	People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy^[source]
Preceded by	—	Type 054 frigate^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Type 054B frigate^[source]
Subclasses	—	Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)^[source]
Cost	—	US$348 million (est. 2015)^[source]
Built	—	2005–present^[source]
In commission	—	2008–present^[source]
Planned	—	50^[source]
Active	—	46^[source]
Type	—	Frigate^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	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]
Aviation facilities	—	hangar^[source]

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Romanian frigate Mărășești

Type 054A frigate

Power

4 × Diesel engines , 8,440 bhp (6,290 kW)^[source]

CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]

Name

Mărășești^[source]

—

Namesake

Battle of Mărășești^[source]

—

Builder

2 May Naval Shipyard , Mangalia^[source]

—

Laid down

7 August 1979^[source]

—

Launched

4 June 1981^[source]

—

Commissioned

3 June 1985 (entry to service) 2 August 1986 (official ceremony)^[source]

—

Renamed

Muntenia (1986–1990) Timișoara (1990)^[source]

—

Home port

Constanța^[source]

—

Identification

Pennant number : F111 MMSI number : 264800052 MarineTraffic ID : 6269111 Callsign :YQXB^[source]

—

Status

In active service^[source]

—

Class & type

Frigate^[source]

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Sensors & processing systems

MR-302 Rubka surveillance and target detection radar Garpun-E target detection radar MR-105 Turiel fire control radar MR-123 Wympiel fire control radar MG-322 Argun′ sonar Racal Decca navigation radar^[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]

Armament

2 × twin 76 mm (3.0 in) AK-726 guns 4 × single 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630M CIWS 4 × double launchers for P-15M (SS-N-2C) anti-ship missiles 2 × 12-barrel 213 mm (8.4 in) RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × triple 533 mm torpedo tubes Mines^[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

1 × IAR 330 Puma Naval MQ-35A V-BAT UAV^[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]

Country of origin

Romania^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

Design and equipment origin context

The ship's design was to be the work of Romanian engineers only, without the participation of foreign specialists. Systems which could not be developed independently, or licences acquired, were predominantly procured from the Soviet Union. All weapon systems and electronic equipment were of Soviet origin, though still not modern due to the Soviet export policies on individual system sales. The choice of diesel propulsion, provided again by the Soviet Union, was also not optimal for a ship of this size.^[source]

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Builders

—

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]

Operators

—

People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy^[source]

Preceded by

—

Type 054 frigate^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Type 054B frigate^[source]

Subclasses

—

Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)^[source]

Cost

—

US$348 million (est. 2015)^[source]

Built

—

2005–present^[source]

In commission

—

2008–present^[source]

Planned

—

50^[source]

Active

—

46^[source]

Type

—

Frigate^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

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]

Aviation facilities

—

hangar^[source]