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Broadsword vs Oliver Hazard Perry

Broadsword vs Oliver Hazard Perry at a glance — displacement 4,500 vs 4,165 tons, length 131 vs 136 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 222 vs 176.

Specifications
Broadsword Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 1979 1977
Number built 14 units 71 units
Estimated unit price NA $122 million
Displacement 4,500 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range NA 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 131.2 m 136.0 m
Beam 14.8 m 14.0 m
Crew 222 176
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Armament & Systems
Broadsword Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament
  • 2 x Sextuple Sea Wolf anti-air missile launchers
  • 4 x Exocet MM-38 anti-ship missile launchers
  • 2 x triple STWS-2 tubes for Mk.46 or Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes
  • 2 x 40mm Bofors guns
  • 2 x 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns
  • L7A2 GPMGs
  • M134 Miniguns
  • 2 x quad Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers (Batch 3)
  • 1 x 4.5-inch (113 mm) Mk.8 gun (Batch 3)
  • 1 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS (Batch 3)
  • 2 x 30mm DS30B guns (Batch 3)
  • 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 2-shaft COGOG, 2 Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines: 54,000 shp (40 MW), 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines: 9,700 shp (7.2 MW) 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 Broadsword-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Broadsword-class has greater displacement at 4,500 tons compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,165 tons.
Which is faster, the Broadsword-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Broadsword-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Broadsword-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Broadsword-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Broadsword-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Broadsword-class's 131.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Broadsword-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Broadsword-class has a larger crew complement of 222 compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 176 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Broadsword-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 14 vessels of the Broadsword-class.