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Najin vs Oliver Hazard Perry

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Specifications
Najin Oliver Hazard Perry
Origin 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇺🇸 United States
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Najin Shipyard Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 1973 1977
Number built 4 units 71 units
Estimated unit price NA $122 million
Displacement 1,600 tons 4,165 tons
Maximum speed 26.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 14 knots 4,500 nm at 20 knots
Length 100.0 m 136.0 m
Beam 10.0 m 14.0 m
Crew 180 176
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Najin Oliver Hazard Perry
Armament
  • 2 × SS-N-2 Styx (later Kh-35) anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × 100 mm guns
  • 4 × 57 mm guns (2 twin)
  • 30 mm and 25 mm anti-aircraft guns
  • 2 × RBU-1200 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • Depth charges and up to 30 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 diesel engines, 15,000 bhp, 2 shafts 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 Najin and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes.

The Oliver Hazard Perry displaces 4,165 tons — 2.6x the Najin's 1,600 tons. The Najin reaches 26 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 4,000 nautical miles for the Najin vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Najin carries a crew of 180 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry.

The Najin was produced in 4 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Najin was commissioned in 1973, 4 years before the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Najin-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Najin-class's 1,600 tons.
Which is faster, the Najin-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Najin-class's 26 knots.
Which has longer range, the Najin-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Najin-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Najin-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Najin-class's 100.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Najin-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Najin-class has a larger crew complement of 180 compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 176 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Najin-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Najin-class.