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Garcia vs Oliver Hazard Perry

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Specifications
Garcia Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Bethlehem Steel Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 1964 1977
Number built 11 units 71 units
Estimated unit price NA $122 million
Displacement 2,624 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 20 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 126.3 m 136.0 m
Beam 13.4 m 14.0 m
Crew 247 176
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Garcia Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament
  • 2 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. Mk 30 guns
  • 1 × 8-tube ASROC Mk16 launcher (16 missiles)
  • 2 × triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (18 Mk 46 torpedoes)
  • 2 × Mk 25 twin torpedo tubes for Mk 37 torpedo (8 torpedoes)
  • 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 Foster-Wheeler boilers, 1 steam turbine, 35,000 shp (26,000 kW), single screw 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 Garcia and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 2,624 tons for the Garcia vs 4,165 tons for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Garcia reaches 27 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the Garcia vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Garcia carries a crew of 247 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry.

The Garcia was produced in 11 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Garcia was commissioned in 1964, 13 years before the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Garcia-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Garcia-class's 2,624 tons.
Which is faster, the Garcia-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Garcia-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Garcia-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Garcia-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Garcia-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Garcia-class's 126.3 meters.
How many crew members do the Garcia-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Garcia-class has a larger crew complement of 247 compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 176 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Garcia-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 11 vessels of the Garcia-class.