It is not appropriate to compare warships on the basis of their obvious features.
Many of the most important features of a modern warship are invisible.
Important features such as the combat system,signatures,hull performance and construction standards are less than obvious.
It is also difficult to compare prices for warships directly for a number of reasons.
Nevertheless the following two ships make an interesting comparison.
The United States Ship (U.S.S.) Freedom is the first of a planned series of "Littoral Combat Ships".
She is said to have cost $637 Million,excluding her specialised mission systems.
She displaces 3,000 tonnes.
She draws 4.1 metres.
She makes 47 knots.
She has a range of 3,500 miles at 18 knots.
She has an endurance of 21 days.
She has a crew of 75 (including "mission package" crew).
She has a 57mm main gun.
She has 2 x 30mm cannon.
She has 4 x 0.5" (12.7mm) manually operated machine guns.
She has no anti-ship missiles but was intended to carry the now cancelled Non Line Of Sight (N.L.O.S.) missile system.
She has a 21 cell Rolling Airframe Missile (R.A.M.) anti-aircraft system.
She has no torpedo tubes.
She can carry up to 2 Seahawk helicopters.
She can carry mission packages to configure her for anti-submarine or anti-mine warfare.
She displaces 3,000 tonnes.
She draws 4.1 metres.
She makes 47 knots.
She has a range of 3,500 miles at 18 knots.
She has an endurance of 21 days.
She has a crew of 75 (including "mission package" crew).
She has a 57mm main gun.
She has 2 x 30mm cannon.
She has 4 x 0.5" (12.7mm) manually operated machine guns.
She has no anti-ship missiles but was intended to carry the now cancelled Non Line Of Sight (N.L.O.S.) missile system.
She has a 21 cell Rolling Airframe Missile (R.A.M.) anti-aircraft system.
She has no torpedo tubes.
She can carry up to 2 Seahawk helicopters.
She can carry mission packages to configure her for anti-submarine or anti-mine warfare.
Türkiye Cunhuriyeti Gemisi (T.C.G.,Turkish Republic Ship) Heybeliada is the lead ship of the Turkish Milli Gemi (MILGEM,National Ship) class of corvettes.
She is said to have cost $260 Million.
She displaces 2,000 tonnes.
She draws 3.75 metres.
She makes 29 knots.
She has a range of 3,500 nautical miles at 15 knots.
She has an endurance of 21 days.
She has a crew of 93 (with space for 104).
She displaces 2,000 tonnes.
She draws 3.75 metres.
She makes 29 knots.
She has a range of 3,500 nautical miles at 15 knots.
She has an endurance of 21 days.
She has a crew of 93 (with space for 104).
She has a 76mm main gun.
She has no medium cannon.
She has 2 x 0.5" (12.7mm) stabilised remotely operated machine guns.
She has 8 anti-ship missiles.
She has a 21 cell Rolling Airframe Missile (R.A.M.) anti-aircraft system.
She has 2 x 3 13" (324mm) torpedo tubes.
She can carry 1 Seahawk helicopter.
She has a full range of sensors for air,surface and underwater warfare.
A variant of this class will carry a Mk.41 Vertical Launch System (V.L.S.) for Enhanced Sea Sparrow Missiles (E.S.S.M.).
