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Fridtjof Nansen vs Oliver Hazard Perry

Fridtjof Nansen vs Oliver Hazard Perry at a glance — displacement 5,290 vs 4,165 tons, length 134 vs 136 m, speed 27 vs 30 knots, crew 120 vs 176.

Specifications
Fridtjof Nansen Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Multi-role frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Navantia Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 2006 1977
Number built 5 units 71 units
Estimated unit price $489 million $122 million
Displacement 5,290 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 16 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 134.0 m 136.0 m
Beam 16.8 m 14.0 m
Crew 120 176
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Armament & Systems
Fridtjof Nansen Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament
  • 1 or 2 × 8-cell Mk 41 VLS (32 × RIM-162 ESSM)
  • 8 × Naval Strike Missile SSMs
  • 4 × torpedo tubes for Sting Ray torpedoes
  • Depth charges
  • 1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun
  • 3 × 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine gun in Sea Protector mounts
  • 2 × 7.62mm MG 3 machine gun
  • 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 Combined diesel and gas turbine (CODAG): Two BAZAN BRAVO 12V 4.5 MW diesel engines, one GE LM2500 21.5 MW gas turbine, two shafts driving controllable pitch propellers, 1 MW Brunvoll retractable bow thruster 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 Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class has greater displacement at 5,290 tons compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,165 tons.
Which is faster, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
Both the Fridtjof Nansen-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have a range of 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 134.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Fridtjof Nansen-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a larger crew complement of 176 compared to the Fridtjof Nansen-class's 120 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Fridtjof Nansen-class is more expensive at approximately $489 million per unit compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class at $122 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Fridtjof Nansen-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 5 vessels of the Fridtjof Nansen-class.