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Meko 200 vs Oliver Hazard Perry

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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

Overview

The Meko 200 and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 3,400 tons for the Meko 200 vs 4,165 tons for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Meko 200 reaches 32 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 6,000 nautical miles for the Meko 200 vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Meko 200 carries a crew of 220 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry.

The Meko 200 was produced in 34 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Meko 200 was commissioned in 1987, 10 years after the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

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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.