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Cassard vs Oliver Hazard Perry

Cassard vs Oliver Hazard Perry at a glance — displacement 5,000 vs 4,165 tons, length 139 vs 136 m, speed 29 vs 30 knots, crew 250 vs 176.

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
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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
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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.