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Brandenburg-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source138.85 m (455 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brandenburg-class frigate | Manoram-class ferry |
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| Power | CODOG (combined diesel or gas) two propeller shafts , controllable pitch propellers two MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines , 8.14 MW each two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines , 38 MW total two Renk BGS 178 Lo gearboxes[source] | 1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator[source] |
| Name | Brandenburg class[source] | Manoram class[source] |
| Builders | Blohm + Voss Howaldtswerke Nordseewerke Bremer Vulkan[source] | — |
| Operators | German Navy[source] | Indian Navy |
62.1 m (203 ft 9 in)[source]
officers, 193 enlisted
Single source26 officers, 193 enlisted[source]
at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Hamburg class[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | Niedersachsen class (cancelled) MEKO A-200 DEU class (actual)[source] | — |
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| Cost | € 303 million per unit[source] | — |
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| Built | 1992–1996[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1994–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Ferry[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | One Thales LW08 air search D band radar one Thales SMART-S air/surface surveillance F band radar two Thales STIR 180 fire-control radar two Raytheon Redpath I band navigation radar one STN Atlas DSQS-23BZ hull-mounted sonar one STN Atlas TASS 6-3 (LFTASS) towed array sonar ( Bayern only)[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 1 EADS FL 1800S ECM suite four TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy dispenser (replaced two OTO-Melara SCLAR dispensers in 2009)[source] | — |
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| Armament | Naval guns: One OTO-Melara 76 mm /62 Mk 75 multi-purpose naval gun Two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons Anti-aircraft warfare : One Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles ( ESSM planned) CIWS: Two Mk 49 launchers for 21 x Rolling Airframe Missiles Anti-ship missiles : Two quadruple launchers for 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles ) (replaced two twin launchers for 4 x MM38 Exocet missiles ) Anti-submarine warfare : Four 324 mm torpedo tubes , Mk 46 torpedoes[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | Two Sea Lynx helicopters equipped with ASW torpedoes , or air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua , and a heavy machine gun.[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source] | India[source] India[source] India[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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| Planned | — |
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| Capacity | — | 250 passengers[source] |
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| 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 |
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| 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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