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Cornwall vs Oliver Hazard Perry

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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

Overview

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

Displacement is 4,850 tons for the Cornwall vs 4,165 tons for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Cornwall reaches 18 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Cornwall vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Cornwall carries a crew of 301 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry.

The Cornwall was commissioned in 1988, 11 years after the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

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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.