Type 054A frigate vs Visby-class corvette

Type 054A frigate — licensed reference photograph

AWarships

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

BWarships

Visby-class corvette

Corvette

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

Length source ↗

Visby-class corvetteLength

72.7 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+84%
Beam+54%
Draught+108%

Visby-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 3

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

134m

72.7m

Length+84%

All recorded figures & sources

134 m

Length

Single source

134 m (440 ft)^[source]

72.7 m

Length

Single source

72.7 m (238 ft 6 in)^[source]

16m

10.4m

Beam+54%

All recorded figures & sources

16 m

Beam

Single source

16 m (52 ft)^[source]

10.4 m

Beam

Single source

10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)^[source]

2.4m

Draught+108%

All recorded figures & sources

5 m

Draught

Single source

5 m (16 ft)^[source]

2.4 m

Draught

Single source

2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)^[source]

3,963tfull

640t

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

3,963 tonnes

full

Single source

3,963 tonnes (full)^[source]

640 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

640 tonnes^[source]

180Unspecified

—

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

180 people

Unspecified

Single source

180人^[source]Unspecified

—

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

43 people

Complement

Single source

43^[source]

50km/hMaximum; Speed

65km/hMaximum; +

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

50 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

65 km/h

Maximum; +

Single source

35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)+^[source]

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

4,600kmat 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

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]

4,600 km

at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Single source

2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Type 054A frigate and Visby-class corvette configuration
Specification	Type 054A frigate	Visby-class corvette
Power	CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]	CODOG 4 × Vericor TF50A gas turbines , total rating 16 MW (21,000 hp) 2 × MTU Friedrichshafen 16V 2000 N90 diesel engines , total rating 2.6 MW (3,500 hp) 3 × generators of 270 kW (360 hp) each 2 × 125SII Kamewa Waterjets^[source]
Builders	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]	Kockums^[source]
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy^[source]	Swedish Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Type 054 frigate^[source]	Göteborg class^[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]	US$184 million^[source]
Built	2005–present^[source]	—
In commission	2008–present^[source]	2009–present^[source]
Planned	50^[source]	6^[source]
Active	46^[source]	5^[source]
Type	Frigate^[source]	Corvette^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	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]	Systems: Saab 9LV combat management system Sea Ceptor Surface and air sensors: Saab Sea GIRAFFE AMB 3D PESA surveillance radar Saab Ceros 200 stealth fire control radar system Sonars: General Dynamics Canada Hydra multi-sonar suite GDC C-Tech CHMS-90 Hull-mounted sonar Hydroscience Technologies passive towed array sonar system GDC C-Tech CVDS-2 dual-frequency active, variable depth sonar Navigation: Saab 9LV Cetris (GPS/INS data fusion) Communications: Link 16 / Link 22 ASW communications and processing system: SAES SDL-SS (Sensor Data Link – Surface Segment): SDL-AS (Sensor Data Link – Air Segment)^[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]	Condor CS-3701 Radar Warning Receiver (ESM) Rheinmetall MASS countermeasures^[source]
Armament	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]	Guns: 1 × Bofors 57mm mk3 gun Missiles: 2 × 4 RBS15 launchers, with: Current: 8 × RBS15 Mk2 anti-ship cruise missiles Future: 8 × RBS15 Mk4 Gungir anti-ship and land attack cruise missile 3-cells ExLS (Extensible Launching System) MBDA CAMM ASW weapons: Torpedo launcher: Saab Dynamics Tub m/20 (400 mm (16 in)): Torped 47 (SLWT) Torped 45 Mines and depth charges : Mine F80 Mine F8 Mine F23 / F24 ASW 127 mm (5.0 in) rocket-powered grenade launchers^[source]
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]	—
Aviation facilities	hangar^[source]	AW109 helicopter pad^[source]
Country of origin	People's Republic of China^[source] People's Republic of China^[source]	—
Completed	—	5^[source]
Canceled	—	1^[source]

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Type 054A frigate

Visby-class corvette

Power

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

CODOG 4 × Vericor TF50A gas turbines , total rating 16 MW (21,000 hp) 2 × MTU Friedrichshafen 16V 2000 N90 diesel engines , total rating 2.6 MW (3,500 hp) 3 × generators of 270 kW (360 hp) each 2 × 125SII Kamewa Waterjets^[source]

Builders

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]

Kockums^[source]

Operators

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

Swedish Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Type 054 frigate^[source]

Göteborg class^[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]

US$184 million^[source]

Built

2005–present^[source]

—

In commission

2008–present^[source]

2009–present^[source]

Planned

50^[source]

6^[source]

Active

46^[source]

5^[source]

Type

Frigate^[source]

Corvette^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

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]

Systems: Saab 9LV combat management system Sea Ceptor Surface and air sensors: Saab Sea GIRAFFE AMB 3D PESA surveillance radar Saab Ceros 200 stealth fire control radar system Sonars: General Dynamics Canada Hydra multi-sonar suite GDC C-Tech CHMS-90 Hull-mounted sonar Hydroscience Technologies passive towed array sonar system GDC C-Tech CVDS-2 dual-frequency active, variable depth sonar Navigation: Saab 9LV Cetris (GPS/INS data fusion) Communications: Link 16 / Link 22 ASW communications and processing system: SAES SDL-SS (Sensor Data Link – Surface Segment): SDL-AS (Sensor Data Link – Air Segment)^[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]

Condor CS-3701 Radar Warning Receiver (ESM) Rheinmetall MASS countermeasures^[source]

Armament

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]

Guns: 1 × Bofors 57mm mk3 gun Missiles: 2 × 4 RBS15 launchers, with: Current: 8 × RBS15 Mk2 anti-ship cruise missiles Future: 8 × RBS15 Mk4 Gungir anti-ship and land attack cruise missile 3-cells ExLS (Extensible Launching System) MBDA CAMM ASW weapons: Torpedo launcher: Saab Dynamics Tub m/20 (400 mm (16 in)): Torped 47 (SLWT) Torped 45 Mines and depth charges : Mine F80 Mine F8 Mine F23 / F24 ASW 127 mm (5.0 in) rocket-powered grenade launchers^[source]

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]

—

Aviation facilities

hangar^[source]

AW109 helicopter pad^[source]

Country of origin

People's Republic of China^[source]

—

Completed

—

5^[source]

Canceled

—

1^[source]