Ishikari vs Oliver Hazard Perry

The Ishikari and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes. The Oliver Hazard Perry displaces 4,165 tons — 2.9x the Ishikari's 1,450 tons. The Ishikari reaches 25 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Ishikari carries a crew of 95 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Ishikari was produced in 1 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Ishikari was commissioned in 1981, 4 years after the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

Japanese frigate, introduced in 1981, uses CODOG propulsion with Kawasaki gas turbine.
Origin 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Frigate
Type Destroyer escort
Manufacturer Mitsui
Year introduced 1981
Number built 1 unit
Estimated unit price NA
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 1,450 tons
Maximum speed 25.0 knots
Range NA
Length 85.0 m
Beam 10.8 m
Crew 95
Propulsion CODOG, two shafts (controllable pitch propellers), 1 × Kawaksaki / RR Olympus TM3B gas turbine 24,700 hp (18.4 MW), 1 × Kawaksaki 6DRV diesel
Armament
  • 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun
  • 8 × Boeing Harpoon SSM
  • 1 × Bofors 375 mm ASW rocket launcher
  • 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
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 Ishikari-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Ishikari-class's 1,450 tons.
Which is faster, the Ishikari-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Ishikari-class's 25 knots.
Which has longer range, the Ishikari-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Ishikari-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Ishikari-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Ishikari-class's 85.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Ishikari-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a larger crew complement of 176 compared to the Ishikari-class's 95 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Ishikari-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Ishikari-class.