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Thetis-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source112.3 m (368 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Thetis-class patrol vessel | Type 054A frigate |
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| Name | Thetis class[source] | — |
| Builders | Svendborg Skibsværft[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Royal Danish Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Hvidbjørnen class[source] | Type 054 frigate[source] |
134 m (440 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source180人[source]Unspecified
depending on role + aircrew etc
Single source47-60 depending on role + aircrew etc.[source]
3 × Detroit Diesel GM 16V 7163-7305 at 1 × Detroit Diesel 6L-71N 1063-7005 at
Single sourceEMG
Single source3 × Detroit Diesel GM 16V 7163-7305 at 480 kW (640 hp) 1 × Detroit Diesel 6L-71N 1063-7005 at 120 kW (160 hp) ( EMG )[source]
3 × MAN B&W Diesel 12v28/32A-D at 2,940 kW (3,943 hp), single shaft 1 × Brunvoll azimuth thruster (800 kW) 1 × electrical Brunvoll bow thruster (600 kW)[source]
CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In commission | 1991–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Planned | 50[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | 46[source] |
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| Type | Ocean patrol frigates[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Ice class | DNV GL Ice-IA Finnish-Swedish ice class IA equiv.[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 60 days[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x 7 m (23 ft) RHIBs[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 × Terma Scanter Mil 009 navigational radar 1 × Furuno FR-1505 DA surface search radar 1 × Terma SCANTER 4103 air & surface search radar 1 × SaabTech Vectronics 9LV 200 Mk 3 fire control system 1 × SaabTech CTS-36 hull-mounted sonar FLIR Systems AN/AAQ-22 SAFIRE thermal imager[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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| Armament | 3 StanFlex modules, with the following options each: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm , only in bow slot 1 × Mk.56 VLS fitting 12 RIM-162 ESSM 8 × Harpoon Block II SSM in inclined launchers Other armament: 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns 2 × 7.62 mm light machine guns[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 | 1 x Sikorsky MH-60R helicopter[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] |
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| Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter deck and hangar[source] | hangar[source] |
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| Alternative designation | Thetis class[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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| 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] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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