Maestrale vs Oliver Hazard Perry

Overview

The Maestrale and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 3,040 tons for the Maestrale vs 4,165 tons for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Maestrale reaches 32 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 6,000 nautical miles for the Maestrale vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Maestrale carries a crew of 225 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry.

The Maestrale was produced in 8 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Maestrale was commissioned in 1981, 4 years after the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

Italian frigate, introduced in 1981, uses a CODOG propulsion system of gas turbines and diesel engines.
Origin 🇮🇹 Italy
Category Frigate
Type Anti-submarine frigate
Manufacturer Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti
Year introduced 1981
Number built 8 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 3,040 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots
Range 6,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 122.7 m
Beam 12.9 m
Crew 225
Propulsion CODOG scheme: 2 × GE/Avio General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 18.380 MW (24,648 hp) each; 2 × diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230-20-DVM, 4.044 MW (5,423 hp) each
Armament
  • 4 × TESEO Mk-2 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × Albatross octuple Aspide SAM launcher
  • 1 × Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun
  • 2 × Oto Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO CIWS
  • 2 × Browning HB2B 12.7 mm
  • 2 × MG 42/59 7.62 mm
  • 2 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo tubes (Whitehead ILAS-3)
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 Maestrale-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Maestrale-class's 3,040 tons.
Which is faster, the Maestrale-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Maestrale-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Maestrale-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Maestrale-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Maestrale-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Maestrale-class's 122.7 meters.
How many crew members do the Maestrale-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Maestrale-class has a larger crew complement of 225 compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 176 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Maestrale-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 Maestrale-class.