Manoram-class ferry vs Tamandaré-class frigate

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

AWarships

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

Tamandaré-class frigate — licensed reference photograph

BWarships

Tamandaré-class frigate

General-purpose frigate

Credit

Defence 360 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Manoram-class ferryLength

62.1 m

Length source ↗

Tamandaré-class frigateLength

107.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 1 of 4

Displacement+16418%

Tamandaré-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+73%
Beam+70%
Draught+174%

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 30 rows sourced on both sides

62.1m

107m

Length+73%

All recorded figures & sources

62.1 m

Length

Single source

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

107.2 m

Length

Single source

107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)^[source]

9.41m

16m

Beam+70%

All recorded figures & sources

9.41 m

Beam

Single source

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

16 m

Beam

Single source

16 m (52 ft 6 in)^[source]

1.9m

5.2m

Draught+174%

All recorded figures & sources

1.9 m

Draught

Single source

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

5.2 m

Draught

Single source

5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)^[source]

578t

Displacement+16418%

All recorded figures & sources

578.146 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

578.146 tonnes^[source]

3.5 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

3.500 t (3.445 long tons )^[source]

28km/hMaximum; Speed

47km/hMaximum

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

28 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

47.2 km/h

Maximum

Single source

26 km/h

Maximum; Economy

Single source

Maximum: 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) Economy: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)^[source]

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10,200km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

10,200 km

Range

Single source

5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)^[source]

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

1,417kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

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

1,417 kW

4 × Caterpillar C32 diesel generators each

Single source

4 × Caterpillar C32 diesel generators 1,417 kW each^[source]

CODAD 4 × MAN V12 28/33D 5,460 kW (7,320 hp ) each 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers Total output: 21,280 kW (28,540 shp )^[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 Tamandaré-class frigate configuration
Specification	Manoram-class ferry	Tamandaré-class frigate
Complement	—	c. 130^[source]
Name	Manoram class^[source]	Tamandaré class^[source]
Operators	Indian Navy^[source]	Brazilian Navy^[source]
Planned	3^[source]	8^[source]
Completed	3^[source]	2^[source]
Active	3^[source]	1^[source]
Type	Ferry^[source]	General-purpose 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	—
Country of origin	India^[source] India^[source] India^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02	Brazil^[source]
Builders	—	TKMS^[source]
Preceded by	—	Niterói class Broadsword class Inhaúma class^[source]
Cost	—	US$ 555 million per unit (est.)^[source]
Built	—	2022–present^[source]
In commission	—	2026–present^[source]
Building	—	2^[source]
Boats & landing craft carried	—	2 × RHIBs^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	Atlas ANCS combat management system Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar Anschütz NSX X-band navigation radar Atlas ASO 713 hull-mounted sonar Thales STIR 1.2 EO fire control radar Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical system Identification Friend or Foe system SATCOM system^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	Omnisys MAGE Defensor ESM system Terma C-Guard decoy launching system^[source]
Armament	—	1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun (in stealth cupola) 1 × Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm CIWS 2 × FN Herstal Sea Defender 12.7 mm RWS 2 × twin missile canisters for up to 8 MANSUP anti-ship missiles 1 × 12-cell VLS for 12 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 54 torpedoes^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	1 S-70B Seahawk or H225M helicopter 1 Unmanned Air Systems: Boeing Insitu ScanEagle^[source]
Notes	—	Sources:^[source]

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Manoram-class ferry

Tamandaré-class frigate

Complement

—

c. 130^[source]

Name

Manoram class^[source]

Tamandaré class^[source]

Operators

Indian Navy^[source]

Brazilian Navy^[source]

Planned

Completed

Active

Type

Ferry^[source]

General-purpose frigate^[source]

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

—

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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Country of origin

India^[source]

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

Brazil^[source]

Builders

—

TKMS^[source]

Preceded by

—

Niterói class Broadsword class Inhaúma class^[source]

Cost

—

US$ 555 million per unit (est.)^[source]

Built

—

2022–present^[source]

In commission

—

2026–present^[source]

Building

—

2^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried

—

2 × RHIBs^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

Atlas ANCS combat management system Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar Anschütz NSX X-band navigation radar Atlas ASO 713 hull-mounted sonar Thales STIR 1.2 EO fire control radar Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical system Identification Friend or Foe system SATCOM system^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

Omnisys MAGE Defensor ESM system Terma C-Guard decoy launching system^[source]

Armament

—

1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun (in stealth cupola) 1 × Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm CIWS 2 × FN Herstal Sea Defender 12.7 mm RWS 2 × twin missile canisters for up to 8 MANSUP anti-ship missiles 1 × 12-cell VLS for 12 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 54 torpedoes^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

1 S-70B Seahawk or H225M helicopter 1 Unmanned Air Systems: Boeing Insitu ScanEagle^[source]

Notes

—

Sources:^[source]