De Zeven Provinciën vs Oliver Hazard Perry

The De Zeven Provinciën and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes. Displacement is 6,050 tons for the De Zeven Provinciën vs 4,165 tons for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The De Zeven Provinciën reaches 30 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the De Zeven Provinciën vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The De Zeven Provinciën carries a crew of 232 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The De Zeven Provinciën was produced in 4 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Cost per hull is $2,052M for the De Zeven Provinciën vs $122M for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The De Zeven Provinciën was commissioned in 2002, 25 years after the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

Dutch air-defense and command frigate, introduced in 2002, reaches a speed of 30 knots.
Origin 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Category Frigate
Type Air-defense and command frigate
Manufacturer Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Year introduced 2002
Number built 4 units
Estimated unit price $2,052 million
United States frigate, introduced in 1977, uses gas turbines to reach a speed of 30 knots.
Origin 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate
Type Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 1977
Number built 71 units
Estimated unit price $122 million
Displacement 6,050 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 144.2 m
Beam 18.8 m
Crew 232
Propulsion 2 × Wärtsilä 16 V26 marine diesel engines (5.1 MW each), 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM 1A gas turbines (19.5 MW each)
Armament
  • 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/54 dual-purpose gun
  • 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 4–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine guns
  • 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 40-cell Mk 41 vertical launching system
  • SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles
  • Evolved SeaSparrow missiles
  • Tomahawk cruise missiles
  • 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes
Displacement 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 136.0 m
Beam 14.0 m
Crew 176
Propulsion 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
Armament
  • 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)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The De Zeven Provinciën-class has greater displacement at 6,050 tons compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,165 tons.
Which is faster, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the De Zeven Provinciën-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the De Zeven Provinciën-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The De Zeven Provinciën-class is longer at 144.2 meters compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 136.0 meters.
How many crew members do the De Zeven Provinciën-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The De Zeven Provinciën-class has a larger crew complement of 232 compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 176 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The De Zeven Provinciën-class is more expensive at approximately $2.1 billion per unit compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class at $122 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the De Zeven Provinciën-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the De Zeven Provinciën-class.