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Kotor vs Oliver Hazard Perry

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Specifications
Kotor Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇷🇸 Ex-Yugoslavia 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Kraljevica Shipyard Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 1986 1977
Number built 2 units 71 units
Estimated unit price NA $122 million
Displacement 1,492 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 1,800 nm at 14 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 91.8 m 136.0 m
Beam 12.8 m 14.0 m
Crew -- 176
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Kotor Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament
  • 1 × SA-N-4 SAM launcher
  • 4 × SS-N-2 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 76.2 mm double-barreled naval gun AK-726
  • 2 × AK-230 CIWS
  • 2 × RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers
  • 2 × MTU-IV Strela 2M launchers
  • 20 × naval mines
  • 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 shaft CODAG, 1 gas turbine - 11,4720 kW, 2 diesels - 3,648 kW 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 Kotor and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes.

The Oliver Hazard Perry displaces 4,165 tons — 2.8:1 the Kotor's 1,492 tons. The Kotor reaches 27 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 1,800 nautical miles for the Kotor vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry.

The Kotor was produced in 2 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Kotor was commissioned in 1986, 9 years after the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Kotor-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Kotor-class's 1,492 tons.
Which is faster, the Kotor-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Kotor-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kotor-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Kotor-class's 1,800 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kotor-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Kotor-class's 91.8 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kotor-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 Kotor-class.