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F126 vs Oliver Hazard Perry

F126 vs Oliver Hazard Perry at a glance — displacement 10,550 vs 4,165 tons, length 166 vs 136 m, speed 26 vs 30 knots, crew 114 vs 176.

Specifications
F126 Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇩🇪 Germany 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Damen Group Bath Iron Works
Year introduced -- 1977
Number built NA 71 units
Estimated unit price NA $122 million
Displacement 10,550 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 26.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 18 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 166.0 m 136.0 m
Beam 21.7 m 14.0 m
Crew 114 176
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Armament & Systems
F126 Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament
  • 16 × cells Mk 41 VLS for up to 64 ESSM Block 2B medium-range air defence missiles
  • 2 × RIM-116 RAM CIWS launchers for up to 21 × short-range air-defence missiles each
  • 2 × Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile launchers, for up to 8 NSM Block 1a cruise missiles each
  • 1 × OTO 127/64 LW Vulcano naval gun with Vulcano guided ammunition
  • 2 × Rheinmetall MLG27-4.0 SeaSnake 27×145 mm RCWS
  • 2 × Leonardo LIONFISH 12.7 Top 12.7×99mm NATO RCWS
  • 12.7 mm Leonardo heavy machine guns
  • Water guns and long range acoustic device
  • 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 CODLAD: 4 × MTU 20V 4000 M65L gensets, 2 × Everllence 32/44CR diesel engines, Renk gearbox... 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 F126-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The F126-class has greater displacement at 10,550 tons compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,165 tons.
Which is faster, the F126-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the F126-class's 26 knots.
Which has longer range, the F126-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the F126-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the F126-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The F126-class is longer at 166.0 meters compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 136.0 meters.
How many crew members do the F126-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a larger crew complement of 176 compared to the F126-class's 114 crew members.