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Cornwall vs Oliver Hazard Perry

Cornwall vs Oliver Hazard Perry at a glance — displacement 4,850 vs 4,165 tons, length 148 vs 136 m, speed 18 vs 30 knots, crew 301 vs 176.

Specifications
Cornwall Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Missile frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Swan Hunter / Yarrow Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 1988 1977
Number built NA 71 units
Estimated unit price NA $122 million
Displacement 4,850 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 18.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 18 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 148.1 m 136.0 m
Beam 14.8 m 14.0 m
Crew 301 176
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Armament & Systems
Cornwall Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament

8 UGM-84 (IV 2) + 2 Sea Wolf GWS 25 launchers (32 missiles) + 1 114mm Mk.8 gun + 1 Goalkeeper CIWS + 2 30mm DS-30B guns + 6 T/ASM MTLS + 2 Lynx HMA 8 / Merlin HM 1 helicopters
  • 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 Rolls Royce SM-1 Spey gas turbines with a power of 48,220 hp each - 2 propellers 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 Cornwall-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Cornwall-class has greater displacement at 4,850 tons compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,165 tons.
Which is faster, the Cornwall-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Cornwall-class's 18 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cornwall-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Cornwall-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cornwall-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Cornwall-class is longer at 148.1 meters compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 136.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Cornwall-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Cornwall-class has a larger crew complement of 301 compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 176 crew members.