Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate vs Manoram-class ferry

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Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate

Multi-role frigate

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Manoram-class ferry

Ferry

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Fridtjof Nansen-class frigateLength

134 m

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Manoram-class ferryLength

62.1 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Fridtjof Nansen-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+116%
Beam+79%

Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 2

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

134m

62.1m

Length+116%

All recorded figures & sources

134 m

Length

Single source

134 m (439 ft 8 in)^[source]

62.1 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate and Manoram-class ferry configuration
Specification	Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate	Manoram-class ferry
Complement	120, accommodations for 146^[source]	—
Power	Combined diesel and gas turbine (CODAG) Two BAZAN BRAVO 12V 4.5 MW diesel engines for cruising One GE LM2500 21.5 MW gas turbine for high speed running MAAG gearboxes Two shafts driving controllable pitch propellers Bow Thruster Retractable (Electric) 1 MW Brunvoll Diesel generators 4 × MTU 396 Serie 12V 1250 KVA^[source]	1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator^[source]
Name	Fridtjof Nansen class^[source]	Manoram class^[source]
Builders	Navantia , Ferrol, Spain^[source]

Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy^[source]	Indian Navy^[source]

Preceded by	Oslo class^[source]	—

Succeeded by	Type 26 frigate^[source]	—

Cost	NOK 21 billion (2003) for 5 units (est.) NOK 4.2 billion (2003) per unit (est.) USD 489 million per unit (est.)^[source]	—

In commission	2006-present^[source]	—

Completed	5^[source]	3^[source]

Active	4^[source]	3^[source]

Lost	1 ( Helge Ingstad )^[source]	—

Retired	1 ( Helge Ingstad )^[source]	—

Type	Multi-role frigate^[source]	Ferry^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1 F 3D multifunction radar Reutech RSR 210N air/sea surveillance radar Sagem Vigy 20 Electro Optical Director Kongsberg MSI 2005F ASW combat system MRS 2000 hull mounted sonar Captas MK II V1 active/passive towed array sonar 2 × Mark 82 AN/SPG-62 fire-control radar^[source]	—

Electronic warfare & decoys	Condor CS-3701 ECM:/ESM: suite Terma DL-12T decoy launcher Loki torpedo countermeasure^[source]	—

Armament	1 or 2 × 8-cell Mk 41 VLS (32 × RIM-162 ESSM ) 8 × Naval Strike Missile SSMs 4 × torpedo tubes for Sting Ray torpedoes Depth charges 1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun 3 × 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine gun in Sea Protector mounts 2 × 7.62mm MG 3 machine gun Capabilities for other weapons 2 × LRAD Long Range Acoustic Device^[source]	—

Aircraft carried	1 × medium-sized ASW helicopter^[source]	—

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

Planned	—	3^[source]

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