Brahmaputra-class frigate vs Manoram-class ferry

Brahmaputra-class frigate — licensed reference photograph

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Brahmaputra-class frigate

Guided-missile frigate

Credit

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Manoram-class ferry

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Manoram-class ferry

Ferry

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Brahmaputra-class frigateLength

126.4 m

Length source ↗

Manoram-class ferryLength

62.1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Brahmaputra-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+104%
Beam+54%
Draught+137%

Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

126m

62.1m

Length+104%

All recorded figures & sources

126.4 m

Length

Single source

126.4 m (415 ft)^[source]

62.1 m

Length

Single source

62.1 m (203 ft 9 in)^[source]

14.5m

9.41m

Beam+54%

All recorded figures & sources

14.5 m

Beam

Single source

14.5 m (48 ft)^[source]

9.41 m

Beam

Single source

9.41 m (30 ft 10 in)^[source]

4.5m

1.9m

Draught+137%

All recorded figures & sources

4.5 m

Draught

Single source

4.5 m (15 ft)^[source]

1.9 m

Draught

Single source

1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)^[source]

3,850tFull load

578t

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

3,850 tonnes

Full load

Single source

3,600 tonnes

Standard

Single source

Standard: 3,600 tonnes Full load: 3,850 tonnes^[source]

578.146 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

578.146 tonnes^[source]

300

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Complement

All recorded figures & sources

300 people

Complement

Single source

300^[source]

30+ knots

28km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

30+ knots^[source]

28 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

8,330kmat 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

8,330 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Single source

4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km; 5,180 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Brahmaputra-class frigate and Manoram-class ferry configuration
Specification	Brahmaputra-class frigate	Manoram-class ferry
Power	2 BHEL Bhopal steam turbines delivering 22,370 kW (30,000 shp) to 2 shafts^[source]	1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator^[source]
Name	Brahmaputra class^[source]	Manoram class^[source]
Builders	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers^[source]	—
Operators	Indian Navy^[source]	Indian Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Godavari class^[source]	—
Succeeded by	Talwar class^[source]	—
Built	1989–2005^[source]	—
In commission	2000–present^[source]	—
Planned	3^[source]	3^[source]
Completed	3^[source]	3^[source]
Active	2^[source]	3^[source]
Laid up	1^[source]	—
Type	Guided-missile frigate^[source]	Ferry^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	Radar BEL RAWS-03 air/surface search radar BEL/Signaal RAWL-02 (PLN 517) air search radar Decca Bridgemaster/BEL Rashmi PIN 524 navigation radar BEL Aparna Fire Control radar (Kh-35 SSM) Elta EL/M-2221 Search, Track & Guidance/Gunnery Radar (Barak SAM) Sonar BEL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array) Thales Sintra towed array sonar OE BEL Shikari opto-electronic trackers (guns)^[source]	—
Electronic warfare & decoys	BEL Ajanta Mk.2C Electronic Warfare system ELLORA Electronic Support Measures system BEL Radar Warning Receiver Suite Decoy 2 × chaff/flare launcher Super Barricade chaff launcher 2 × Graesby G738 or BEL TOTED towed torpedo decoy^[source]	—
Armament	16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 × quadruple KT-184 launchers) 24 × Barak point-defence surface-to-air missiles (3 × 8 cell VLS units) 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 4 × AK-630 6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes)^[source]	—
Aircraft carried	2 Sea King or HAL Chetak^[source]	—
Country of origin	India^[source]	India^[source] India^[source] India^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02
Capacity	—	250 passengers^[source]
Source manufacturer statement	—	The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy .^[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity
Source measurement	—	The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy . They are fully air-conditioned craft and are fitted with modern navigational aids and can ferry 250 passengers.^[source]Manoram-class ferry · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Brahmaputra-class frigate

Manoram-class ferry

Power

2 BHEL Bhopal steam turbines delivering 22,370 kW (30,000 shp) to 2 shafts^[source]

1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator^[source]

Name

Brahmaputra class^[source]

Manoram class^[source]

Builders

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers^[source]

—

Operators

Indian Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Godavari class^[source]

—

Succeeded by

Talwar class^[source]

—

Built

1989–2005^[source]

—

In commission

2000–present^[source]

—

Planned

Completed

Active

Laid up

—

Type

Guided-missile frigate^[source]

Ferry^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

Radar BEL RAWS-03 air/surface search radar BEL/Signaal RAWL-02 (PLN 517) air search radar Decca Bridgemaster/BEL Rashmi PIN 524 navigation radar BEL Aparna Fire Control radar (Kh-35 SSM) Elta EL/M-2221 Search, Track & Guidance/Gunnery Radar (Barak SAM) Sonar BEL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array) Thales Sintra towed array sonar OE BEL Shikari opto-electronic trackers (guns)^[source]

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Electronic warfare & decoys

BEL Ajanta Mk.2C Electronic Warfare system ELLORA Electronic Support Measures system BEL Radar Warning Receiver Suite Decoy 2 × chaff/flare launcher Super Barricade chaff launcher 2 × Graesby G738 or BEL TOTED towed torpedo decoy^[source]

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Armament

16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 × quadruple KT-184 launchers) 24 × Barak point-defence surface-to-air missiles (3 × 8 cell VLS units) 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 4 × AK-630 6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes)^[source]

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Aircraft carried

2 Sea King or HAL Chetak^[source]

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Country of origin

India^[source]

India^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02

Capacity

—

250 passengers^[source]

Source manufacturer statement

—

The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy .^[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity

Source measurement

—

The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy . They are fully air-conditioned craft and are fitted with modern navigational aids and can ferry 250 passengers.^[source]Manoram-class ferry · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage