Oliver Hazard Perry vs Suffren

The Oliver Hazard Perry and the Suffren are both Frigate classes. Displacement is 4,165 tons for the Oliver Hazard Perry vs 4,765 tons for the Suffren. The Oliver Hazard Perry reaches 30 knots vs 14 knots for the Suffren. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Oliver Hazard Perry vs 9,000 for the Suffren. The Oliver Hazard Perry carries a crew of 176 vs 60 for the Suffren. The Oliver Hazard Perry was produced in 71 units vs 3 for the Suffren. Cost per hull is $122M for the Oliver Hazard Perry vs $1,833M for the Suffren. The Oliver Hazard Perry was commissioned in 1977, 43 years before the Suffren (2020).

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
French nuclear attack submarine, 4,765 tons displacement, uses a pump-jet propulsion system.
Origin 🇫🇷 France
Category Frigate
Type Nuclear attack submarine
Manufacturer Naval Group
Year introduced 2020
Number built 3 units
Estimated unit price $1,833 million
Displacement 4,165 tons â—‰
Maximum speed 30.0 knots â—‰
Range 4,500 nm at 20 knots â—‰
Length 136.0 m â—‰
Beam 14.0 m â—‰
Crew 176 â—‰
Max depth NA
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)
Displacement 4,765 tons â—‰
Maximum speed 14.0 knots â—‰
Range 9,000 nm at 18 knots â—‰
Length 99.5 m â—‰
Beam 8.8 m â—‰
Crew 60 â—‰
Max depth 350 m
Propulsion 1 TechnicAtome K15 nuclear reactor (150 MW), 2 turbo-generators (10 MW each), 2 SEMT Pielstick emergency diesel generators (480 kW each), 1 propeller pump (hydrojet)
Armament
  • 4 x 533 mm tubes
  • MdCN land-attack missiles
  • Exocet SM39 Mod2 anti-ship missiles
  • F21 Artemis heavyweight torpedoes
  • FG29 multi-influence mines

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Suffren-class?
The Suffren-class has greater displacement at 4,765 tons compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,165 tons.
Which is faster, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Suffren-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Suffren-class's 14 knots.
Which has longer range, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Suffren-class?
The Suffren-class has a longer range at 9,000 nautical miles compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Suffren-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Suffren-class's 99.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Oliver Hazard Perry-class and Suffren-class have?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a larger crew complement of 176 compared to the Suffren-class's 60 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Suffren-class?
The Suffren-class is more expensive at approximately $1.8 billion per unit compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class at $122 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Suffren-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Suffren-class.