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Oliver Hazard Perry vs Valour

Oliver Hazard Perry vs Valour at a glance — displacement 4,165 vs 3,700 tons, length 136 vs 121 m, speed 30 vs 28 knots, crew 176 vs 152.

Specifications
Oliver Hazard Perry Valour
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇩🇪 Germany
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Guided-missile frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Bath Iron Works Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Year introduced 1977 2006
Number built 71 units 4 units
Estimated unit price $122 million $250 million
Displacement 4,165 tons 3,700 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 28.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 20 knots 8,000 nm at 16 knots
Length 136.0 m 121.0 m
Beam 14.0 m 16.3 m
Crew 176 152
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Armament & Systems
Oliver Hazard Perry Valour
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)
  • 8 MBDA MM 40 Exocet Block 2 surface-to-surface missiles
  • 16 Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles
  • 1 Otobreda 76 mm gun
  • 1 Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun (CIWS)
  • 2 Mk1 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
  • 2 12.7 mm Rogue remotely operated guns
  • 4 324 mm torpedo tubes
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 CODAG WARP: 2 MTU 16V 1163 TB93 diesel engines (5,920 kW each) and 1 General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (20,000 kW) driving 2 shafts and 1 waterjet
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Valour-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has greater displacement at 4,165 tons compared to the Valour-class's 3,700 tons.
Which is faster, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Valour-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Valour-class's 28 knots.
Which has longer range, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Valour-class?
The Valour-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Valour-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class is longer at 136.0 meters compared to the Valour-class's 121.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Oliver Hazard Perry-class and Valour-class have?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has a larger crew complement of 176 compared to the Valour-class's 152 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class or Valour-class?
The Valour-class is more expensive at approximately $250 million 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 Valour-class?
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class has been built in greater numbers with 71 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Valour-class.