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Sa'ar 5-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 2
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source85.64 m (280.97 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sa'ar 5-class corvette | Type 054A frigate |
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| Power | — | CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | Sa'ar 5 class[source] | — |
| Builders | Northrop Grumman by Ingalls Shipbuilding[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Israeli Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Sa'ar 4.5 class |
134 m (440 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source180人[source]Unspecified
officers and crewmen 10 aircrew
Single source64 officers and crewmen 10 aircrew[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Type 054 frigate[source] |
| Succeeded by | Sa'ar 6 class[source] | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| Cost | $260 million each[source] | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| In service | From 1 February 1993[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | 46[source] |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Propulsion | Combined Diesel or Gas 2 MTU V12 1163 TB82 diesel engines General Electric LM2500 gas turbine[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | AAW & SuW: EL/M-2258 ALPHA rotating AESA S-band multifunction radar (upgrade version for Eilat & Hanit) EL/M 2248 MF-STAR fixed 4-faced AESA S-band multifunction radar (upgrade version for Lahav) Elta EL/M-2221 fire-control radar Elta EL/M-2218S air search radar (removed) ASW: EDO Type-796 hull-mounted sonar Rafael towed sonar array[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 | Argon ST AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoys Elbit Deseaver rocket decoy launchers Rafael RF corner reflector Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR[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 | Missiles: 2 x quad launchers for Harpoon anti-ship missiles 1 x 32-cell vertical launching system for Barak surface-to-air missiles Guns: 1 x 20mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS 2 x 25mm (0.98 in) Typhoon Weapon Station [formerly occupied by 2 x 20mm (0.8 in) autocannons] Torpedoes: 2 x 324mm (12.75 in) Mark 32 torpedoes Aircraft: 1 helicopter - Eurocopter AS565 Panther[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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| Country of origin | Israel[source] | 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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| Built | — | 2005–present[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2008–present[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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| Aviation facilities | — | hangar[source] |
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