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Karel Doorman vs Oliver Hazard Perry

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Specifications
Karel Doorman Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Multi-purpose frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 1991 1977
Number built 8 units 71 units
Estimated unit price $294 million $122 million
Displacement 3,500 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 5,000 nm at 18 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 122.0 m 136.0 m
Beam 14.0 m 14.0 m
Crew 154 176
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Karel Doorman Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament
  • 16 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-air VLS
  • 8 × Boeing Harpoon anti-ship missile
  • 2–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine gun
  • 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine gun
  • 2 × Twin-Mark 46 torpedo tubes
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
  • 1 × Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 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 CODOG-propulsion: 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey 1A (16,700 hp) gas turbines, 2 × Stork-Werkspoor 12SW280 (4,895 hp) + 4 Stork DRO 218K diesel engines 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 Karel Doorman and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 3,500 tons for the Karel Doorman vs 4,165 tons for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Karel Doorman reaches 30 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 5,000 nautical miles for the Karel Doorman vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Karel Doorman carries a crew of 154 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry.

The Karel Doorman was produced in 8 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Cost per hull is $294M for the Karel Doorman vs $122M for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Karel Doorman was commissioned in 1991, 14 years after the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Karel Doorman-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Karel Doorman-class's 3,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Karel Doorman-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Karel Doorman-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Karel Doorman-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Karel Doorman-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Karel Doorman-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Karel Doorman-class's 122.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Karel Doorman-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a larger crew complement of 176 compared to the Karel Doorman-class's 154 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Karel Doorman-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Karel Doorman-class is more expensive at approximately $294 million per unit compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class at $122 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Karel Doorman-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Karel Doorman-class.