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Cassard vs Oliver Hazard Perry

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Specifications
Cassard Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Arsenal de Lorient (DCAN) Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 1988 1977
Number built 2 units 71 units
Estimated unit price NA $122 million
Displacement 5,000 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 8,000 nm at 17 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 139.0 m 136.0 m
Beam 14.0 m 14.0 m
Crew 250 176
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Cassard Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament
  • 1 × Mk 13 launcher (40 × Standard SM-1MR anti-air missiles)
  • 8 × MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × fixed torpedo tubes (10 × L5 mod 4 torpedoes)
  • 1 × Creusot-Loire Compact 100 mm/55 Mod 68 DP gun
  • 2 × 20 mm F2 anti-aircraft guns
  • 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 2 × Sadral sextuple launcher (39 × Mistral CIWS anti-air missiles)
  • 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 4 × SEMT Pielstick 18PA6-V280 BTC diesel engines 31,000 kW (42,000 hp), 2 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

Overview

The Cassard and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 5,000 tons for the Cassard vs 4,165 tons for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Cassard reaches 29 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 8,000 nautical miles for the Cassard vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Cassard carries a crew of 250 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry.

The Cassard was produced in 2 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Cassard was commissioned in 1988, 11 years after the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Cassard-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Cassard-class has greater displacement at 5,000 tons compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,165 tons.
Which is faster, the Cassard-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Cassard-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cassard-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Cassard-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cassard-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Cassard-class is longer at 139.0 meters compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 136.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Cassard-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Cassard-class has a larger crew complement of 250 compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 176 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Cassard-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Cassard-class.