Kasturi vs Oliver Hazard Perry

The Kasturi and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes. The Oliver Hazard Perry displaces 4,165 tons — 2.3x the Kasturi's 1,850 tons. The Kasturi reaches 28 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 5,000 nautical miles for the Kasturi vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Kasturi carries a crew of 124 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Kasturi was produced in 2 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Kasturi was commissioned in 1984, 7 years after the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

Malaysian corvette, introduced in 1984, has a displacement of 1,850 tons.
Origin 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Category Frigate
Type Corvette
Manufacturer Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Year introduced 1984
Number built 2 units
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 1,850 tons
Maximum speed 28.0 knots
Range 5,000 nm at 14 knots
Length 98.0 m
Beam 11.5 m
Crew 124
Propulsion 4 × MTU 20V 1163 TB92 diesels, 23,460 bhp (17,490 kW), 2 shafts
Armament
  • 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun
  • 2 × MSI DS30B 30 mm cannon
  • MANPAD Anti-air
  • 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 2 Anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × triple Eurotorp B515 with A244-S ASW torpedoes
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 Kasturi-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Kasturi-class's 1,850 tons.
Which is faster, the Kasturi-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Kasturi-class's 28 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kasturi-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Kasturi-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 Kasturi-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Kasturi-class's 98.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Kasturi-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a larger crew complement of 176 compared to the Kasturi-class's 124 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kasturi-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Kasturi-class.