Mirka vs Oliver Hazard Perry

The Mirka and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes. The Oliver Hazard Perry displaces 4,165 tons — 3.6x the Mirka's 1,150 tons. The Mirka reaches 34 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 4,800 nautical miles for the Mirka vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Mirka carries a crew of 98 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Mirka was produced in 18 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Mirka was commissioned in 1964, 13 years before the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

Ex-USSR frigate, 1,150 tons displacement, entered service in 1964 and used CODAG propulsion.
Origin 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR
Category Frigate
Type Light frigate
Manufacturer Yantar shipyard
Year introduced 1964
Number built 18 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 1,150 tons
Maximum speed 34.0 knots
Range 4,800 nm at 500 knots
Length 81.8 m
Beam 9.2 m
Crew 98
Propulsion 2 shaft CODAG: 2 gas turbines - 30,000 hp (22,000 kW) and 2 diesels - 12,000 hp (8,900 kW)
Armament
  • 4 x 76 mm (3 in) guns (2x2)
  • 4 x RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • 5 x 406 mm (16 in) anti-submarine torpedo tubes
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 Mirka-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Mirka-class's 1,150 tons.
Which is faster, the Mirka-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Mirka-class is faster with a maximum speed of 34 knots compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Mirka-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Mirka-class has a longer range at 4,800 nautical miles compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Mirka-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Mirka-class's 81.8 meters.
How many crew members do the Mirka-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a larger crew complement of 176 compared to the Mirka-class's 98 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Mirka-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 18 vessels of the Mirka-class.