Manoram-class ferry vs Miguel Malvar-class frigate

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Manoram-class ferry

Ferry

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Miguel Malvar-class frigate

Guided Missile Frigate

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Manoram-class ferryLength

62.1 m

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Miguel Malvar-class frigateLength

118.4 m

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62.1m

118m

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62.1 m

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

118.4 m

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Manoram-class ferry and Miguel Malvar-class frigate configuration
Specification	Manoram-class ferry	Miguel Malvar-class frigate
Power	1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator^[source]	4 × MTU-STX diesel generators^[source] Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement: 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp)^[source]
Name	Manoram class^[source]	Miguel Malvar class^[source]
Operators	Indian Navy^[source]	Philippine Navy^[source]

Planned	3^[source]	6^[source]

Completed	3^[source]	2^[source]

Active	3^[source]	2^[source]

Type	Ferry^[source]	Guided Missile Frigate^[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	an Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid naval gun, carried over for commonality with other existing ships;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage one or two 30mm secondary naval guns: Rafael Typhoon , or BAE Systems Mk.38 Mk.3 , or Aselsan SMASH , or MSI Defence DS30 , all of which are already in service with the Philippine Navy;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage at least four manually operated 12.7mm heavy machine guns ;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The benchmark HDC-3100 has a length of 116 meters, a breadth of 14.8 meters, and a displacement of 3,100 tons, and will have a Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) propulsion configuration allowing a maximum speed in excess of 25 knots and a range of up to 4,500 nautical miles.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / HHI HDC-3100 design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage It has space for a 76 mm primary naval gun in A position, a 16-cell VLS (with space for 16 more) behind the primary naval gun, torpedo launchers on both port and starboard sides, and a gun-based close-in weapon system above the helicopter hangar. Aside from the CIWS, there is no more small-caliber secondary gun as previously expected.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / HHI HDC-3100 design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Elta Systems was awarded a contract to supply the new corvettes with their ELM-2258 Advanced Lightweight Phased Array (ALPHA) 3D active electronically scanned array (AESA) air/surface search radar system. The ELM-2258 ALPHA can provide 360° radar coverage, and can track low-flying targets within a range of 25 kilometers and high-flying ones within a range of 250 kilometers in complex environments.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Confirmed subsystems; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Hensoldt UK was awarded a contract to supply Mk11 SharpEye navigation radars for HHI's Philippine Navy ship projects. The radars will be fitted on both the 3,200-ton corvettes and the 2,400-ton offshore patrol vessels currently being developed and constructed by HHI for the Philippine Navy. These radars will provide navigation and surface search capabilities for the vessels.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Confirmed subsystems; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage On 29 December 2025, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced they will be supplying the Philippine Navy with two additional 3,200-ton frigates. Delivery is planned for 2029. South Korea's Hanwha Systems was awarded a KRW40 billion (approx US$27.7 million) contract to supply Combat Management Systems and Tactical Data Links for the two new frigates.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Additional Order/MMCF Flight II; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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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

an Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid naval gun, carried over for commonality with other existing ships;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

one or two 30mm secondary naval guns: Rafael Typhoon , or BAE Systems Mk.38 Mk.3 , or Aselsan SMASH , or MSI Defence DS30 , all of which are already in service with the Philippine Navy;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

at least four manually operated 12.7mm heavy machine guns ;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The benchmark HDC-3100 has a length of 116 meters, a breadth of 14.8 meters, and a displacement of 3,100 tons, and will have a Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) propulsion configuration allowing a maximum speed in excess of 25 knots and a range of up to 4,500 nautical miles.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / HHI HDC-3100 design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

It has space for a 76 mm primary naval gun in A position, a 16-cell VLS (with space for 16 more) behind the primary naval gun, torpedo launchers on both port and starboard sides, and a gun-based close-in weapon system above the helicopter hangar. Aside from the CIWS, there is no more small-caliber secondary gun as previously expected.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / HHI HDC-3100 design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Elta Systems was awarded a contract to supply the new corvettes with their ELM-2258 Advanced Lightweight Phased Array (ALPHA) 3D active electronically scanned array (AESA) air/surface search radar system. The ELM-2258 ALPHA can provide 360° radar coverage, and can track low-flying targets within a range of 25 kilometers and high-flying ones within a range of 250 kilometers in complex environments.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Confirmed subsystems; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Hensoldt UK was awarded a contract to supply Mk11 SharpEye navigation radars for HHI's Philippine Navy ship projects. The radars will be fitted on both the 3,200-ton corvettes and the 2,400-ton offshore patrol vessels currently being developed and constructed by HHI for the Philippine Navy. These radars will provide navigation and surface search capabilities for the vessels.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Confirmed subsystems; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

On 29 December 2025, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced they will be supplying the Philippine Navy with two additional 3,200-ton frigates. Delivery is planned for 2029. South Korea's Hanwha Systems was awarded a KRW40 billion (approx US$27.7 million) contract to supply Combat Management Systems and Tactical Data Links for the two new frigates.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Additional Order/MMCF Flight II; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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

Builders	—	Hyundai Heavy Industries^[source]

Preceded by	—	Jose Rizal class^[source]

Cost	—	PH₱ 12.5 billion (~ US$ 250M) per ship-platform (in 2021 December contract signing phase) PHP 1.5B (~ USD 30M) initial ammo per ship (not yet contracted)^[source]

Built	—	2023–2026^[source]

In commission	—	2025–present^[source]

Building	—	2^[source]

Depth	—	7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)^[source]

Endurance	—	20 days^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried	—	2 x 7.2m RHIBs in port and starboard boat bays^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	—	Search radar: EL/M-2258 ALPHA S-band 3D AESA multifunction radar Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System Navigation radar: Hensoldt SharpEye I-band & E/F-band radars Fire control radar: Leonardo NA-25X fire control radar Electro-Optical Tracking System: Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical Tactical Data Link: Hanwha Systems Link P (Link K Derivative) Sonar: Harris Model 997 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted sonar^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	—	SIGINT/ESM Suite: Elbit Elisra Aquamarine R-ESM (Radar-Electronic Support Measures) Elbit Elisra Aquamarine C-ESM (communications - electronic support measures) Countermeasures Dispensing System: 2 × C-Guard DL-12T mortar-type decoy launchers by Terma A/S^[source]

Armament	—	Missiles 16-cell Vertical Launching System for 16 x MBDA VL MICA ship-to-air missiles 8 × C-Star SSM-710K antiship cruise missiles in quad configuration Torpedoes 2 × SEA triple-tube torpedo launching systems for K745 Blue Shark torpedoes Guns 1 × 76mm Oto Melara Super Rapid 1 × Aselsan GOKDENIZ 100/35 CIWS 4 × K6 (12.7mm) 50cal heavy machine gun^[source]

Aircraft carried	—	1 × AW159 Wildcat multi-role naval helicopter, with: K745 Blue Shark torpedoes FLASH compact dipping sonar Sonobuoys Spike NLOS missiles Seaspray 7400E AESA X-band MX-15Di EOIR cameras 2 × pintle-mounted machine guns^[source]