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Meko 200 vs Oliver Hazard Perry

Meko 200 vs Oliver Hazard Perry at a glance — displacement 3,400 vs 4,165 tons, length 118 vs 136 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots, crew 220 vs 176.

Specifications
Meko 200 Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇩🇪 Germany 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Blohm + Voss Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 1987 1977
Number built 34 units 71 units
Estimated unit price NA $122 million
Displacement 3,400 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 6,000 nm at 18 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 118.0 m 136.0 m
Beam 14.8 m 14.0 m
Crew 220 176
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Armament & Systems
Meko 200 Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament
  • 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 2 naval artillery gun
  • 3 × Phalanx or Sea Zenith CIWS
  • Mk-41 Mod 5/Mod 8 VLS for ESSM and Sea Sparrow SAM
  • 2 x 8 × Harpoon or 2 x 8 × RBS-15 SSM
  • 2 × triple 324 mm Mk-32 Mod 5 tubes
  • 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 1 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine and 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration. 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
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Meko 200-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Meko 200-class's 3,400 tons.
Which is faster, the Meko 200-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Meko 200-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 Meko 200-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Meko 200-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 Meko 200-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Meko 200-class's 118.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Meko 200-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Meko 200-class has a larger crew complement of 220 compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 176 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Meko 200-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 34 vessels of the Meko 200-class.