Manoram-class ferry vs Romanian frigate Mărășești

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

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Manoram-class ferry

Ferry

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Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Manoram-class ferryLength

62.1 m

Length source ↗

Romanian frigate MărășeștiLength

144.6 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Romanian frigate Mărășeștilarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+133%
Beam+57%
Draught+158%
Speed+79%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

62.1m

145m

Length+133%

All recorded figures & sources

62.1 m

Length

Single source

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

144.6 m

Length

Single source

144.6 m (474 ft 5 in)^[source]

9.41m

14.8m

Beam+57%

All recorded figures & sources

9.41 m

Beam

Single source

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

14.8 m

Beam

Single source

14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)^[source]

1.9m

4.9m

Draught+158%

All recorded figures & sources

1.9 m

Draught

Single source

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

4.9 m

Draught

Single source

4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)^[source]

578t

5,790tfull

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

578.146 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

578.146 tonnes^[source]

5,790 tonnes

full

Single source

4,754 tonnes

standard

Single source

4,754 t (4,679 long tons) standard 5,790 t (5,700 long tons) full^[source]

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233

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

233 people

Complement

Single source

233^[source]

28km/hMaximum; Speed

50km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+79%

All recorded figures & sources

28 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

50 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)^[source]

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5,200kmat 12 knots (22 km/h)

Range

All recorded figures & sources

5,200 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h)

Single source

2,800 nautical miles (5,200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Manoram-class ferry and Romanian frigate Mărășești configuration
Specification	Manoram-class ferry	Romanian frigate Mărășești
Power	1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator^[source]	4 × Diesel engines , 8,440 bhp (6,290 kW)^[source]
Name	Manoram class^[source]	Mărășești^[source]
Operators	Indian Navy^[source]	—
Planned	3^[source]	—
Completed	3^[source]	—
Active	3^[source]	—
Type	Ferry^[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	—
Country of origin	India^[source] India^[source] India^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02	Romania^[source]
Namesake	—	Battle of Mărășești^[source]
Builder	—	2 May Naval Shipyard , Mangalia^[source]
Laid down	—	7 August 1979^[source]
Launched	—	4 June 1981^[source]
Commissioned	—	3 June 1985 (entry to service) 2 August 1986 (official ceremony)^[source]
Renamed	—	Muntenia (1986–1990) Timișoara (1990)^[source]
Home port	—	Constanța^[source]
Identification	—	Pennant number : F111 MMSI number : 264800052 MarineTraffic ID : 6269111 Callsign :YQXB^[source]
Status	—	In active service^[source]
Class & type	—	Frigate^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	MR-302 Rubka surveillance and target detection radar Garpun-E target detection radar MR-105 Turiel fire control radar MR-123 Wympiel fire control radar MG-322 Argun′ sonar Racal Decca navigation radar^[source]
Armament	—	2 × twin 76 mm (3.0 in) AK-726 guns 4 × single 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630M CIWS 4 × double launchers for P-15M (SS-N-2C) anti-ship missiles 2 × 12-barrel 213 mm (8.4 in) RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × triple 533 mm torpedo tubes Mines^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	1 × IAR 330 Puma Naval MQ-35A V-BAT UAV^[source]
Design and equipment origin context	—	The ship's design was to be the work of Romanian engineers only, without the participation of foreign specialists. Systems which could not be developed independently, or licences acquired, were predominantly procured from the Soviet Union. All weapon systems and electronic equipment were of Soviet origin, though still not modern due to the Soviet export policies on individual system sales. The choice of diesel propulsion, provided again by the Soviet Union, was also not optimal for a ship of this size.^[source]

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Manoram-class ferry

Romanian frigate Mărășești

Power

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

4 × Diesel engines , 8,440 bhp (6,290 kW)^[source]

Name

Manoram class^[source]

Mărășești^[source]

Operators

Indian Navy^[source]

—

Planned

3^[source]

—

Completed

3^[source]

—

Active

3^[source]

—

Type

Ferry^[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

—

Country of origin

India^[source]

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

Romania^[source]

Namesake

—

Battle of Mărășești^[source]

Builder

—

2 May Naval Shipyard , Mangalia^[source]

Laid down

—

7 August 1979^[source]

Launched

—

4 June 1981^[source]

Commissioned

—

3 June 1985 (entry to service) 2 August 1986 (official ceremony)^[source]

Renamed

—

Muntenia (1986–1990) Timișoara (1990)^[source]

Home port

—

Constanța^[source]

Identification

—

Pennant number : F111 MMSI number : 264800052 MarineTraffic ID : 6269111 Callsign :YQXB^[source]

Status

—

In active service^[source]

Class & type

—

Frigate^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

MR-302 Rubka surveillance and target detection radar Garpun-E target detection radar MR-105 Turiel fire control radar MR-123 Wympiel fire control radar MG-322 Argun′ sonar Racal Decca navigation radar^[source]

Armament

—

2 × twin 76 mm (3.0 in) AK-726 guns 4 × single 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630M CIWS 4 × double launchers for P-15M (SS-N-2C) anti-ship missiles 2 × 12-barrel 213 mm (8.4 in) RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × triple 533 mm torpedo tubes Mines^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

1 × IAR 330 Puma Naval MQ-35A V-BAT UAV^[source]

Design and equipment origin context

—

The ship's design was to be the work of Romanian engineers only, without the participation of foreign specialists. Systems which could not be developed independently, or licences acquired, were predominantly procured from the Soviet Union. All weapon systems and electronic equipment were of Soviet origin, though still not modern due to the Soviet export policies on individual system sales. The choice of diesel propulsion, provided again by the Soviet Union, was also not optimal for a ship of this size.^[source]