Niterói vs Oliver Hazard Perry

The Niterói and the Oliver Hazard Perry are both Frigate classes. Displacement is 3,355 tons for the Niterói vs 4,165 tons for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Niterói reaches 30 knots vs 30 knots for the Oliver Hazard Perry. Operational range is 5,300 nautical miles for the Niterói vs 4,500 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Niterói carries a crew of 217 vs 176 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Niterói was produced in 7 units vs 71 for the Oliver Hazard Perry. The Niterói was commissioned in 1976, 1 years before the Oliver Hazard Perry (1977).

Brazilian frigate, 3,355 tons displacement, propelled by CODOG system.
Origin 🇧🇷 Brazil
Category Frigate
Type Frigate
Manufacturer Vosper Thornycroft
Year introduced 1976
Number built 7 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 3,355 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots
Range 5,300 nm at 19 knots
Length 129.2 m
Beam 13.5 m
Crew 217
Propulsion CODOG: 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines, 4 × MTU diesels
Armament

• 1 × 114 mm Mk 8 gun • Aspide SAM • Exocet missiles • Mk 46 torpedoes

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 Niterói-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Niterói-class's 3,355 tons.
Which is faster, the Niterói-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Niterói-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Niterói-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Niterói-class has a longer range at 5,300 nautical miles compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Niterói-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Niterói-class's 129.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Niterói-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class have?
The Niterói-class has a larger crew complement of 217 compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 176 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Niterói-class or Oliver Hazard Perry-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 7 vessels of the Niterói-class.