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Brandenburg vs Oliver Hazard Perry

Brandenburg vs Oliver Hazard Perry at a glance — displacement 4,490 vs 4,165 tons, length 138 vs 136 m, speed 29 vs 30 knots, crew 219 vs 176.

Specifications
Brandenburg Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇩🇪 Germany 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Anti-submarine frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Blohm + Voss Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 1994 1977
Number built 4 units 71 units
Estimated unit price $325 million $122 million
Displacement 4,490 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 18 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 138.9 m 136.0 m
Beam 16.7 m 14.0 m
Crew 219 176
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Armament & Systems
Brandenburg Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament
  • One OTO-Melara 76 mm/62 Mk 75 multi-purpose naval gun
  • Two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons
  • One Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles
  • Two Mk 49 launchers for 21 x Rolling Airframe Missiles
  • Two quadruple launchers for 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles
  • Four 324 mm torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes
  • 1 × single-arm Mk 13 Missile Launcher (40-missile magazine with SM-1MR and Harpoon missiles)
  • Mk 38 Mod 2 Machine Gun Systems
  • 2 × triple Mark 32 Anti-submarine warfare torpedo tubes (Mark 46 or Mark 50 torpedoes)
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun
  • 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 8 × Hsiung Feng II SSM or 4 HF-2 and 4 HF-3 supersonic AShM (Taiwanese vessels only)
  • 2 × Bofors 40 mm/L70 guns (Taiwanese vessels only)
Propulsion CODOG (combined diesel or gas): two MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines (8.14 MW each), two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines (38 MW total), two propeller shafts 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller; 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 350 hp (260 kW) retractable electric azimuth thrusters
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Brandenburg-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Brandenburg-class has greater displacement at 4,490 tons compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,165 tons.
Which is faster, the Brandenburg-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Brandenburg-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Brandenburg-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Brandenburg-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Brandenburg-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Brandenburg-class is longer at 138.8 meters compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 136.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Brandenburg-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Brandenburg-class has a larger crew complement of 219 compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 176 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Brandenburg-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Brandenburg-class is more expensive at approximately $325 million per unit compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class at $122 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Brandenburg-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Brandenburg-class.