Manoram-class ferry vs Tarantul-class corvette

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

BWarships

Tarantul-class corvette

Missile corvette

Credit

Mieciu K2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 ↗

Tarantul-class corvetteLength

56 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 1 of 4

Length+11%

Tarantul-class corvettelarger figure on 3 of 4

Beam+12%
Draught+32%
Speed+179%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

62.1m

56m

Length+11%

All recorded figures & sources

62.1 m

Length

Single source

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

56 m

Length

Single source

56.0 m (183 ft 9 in)^[source]

9.41m

10.5m

Beam+12%

All recorded figures & sources

9.41 m

Beam

Single source

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

10.5 m

Beam

Single source

10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)^[source]

1.9m

2.5m

Draught+32%

All recorded figures & sources

1.9 m

Draught

Single source

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

2.5 m

Draught

Single source

2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)^[source]

578t

549tfull load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

578.146 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

578.146 tonnes^[source]

549 tonnes

full load

Single source

488 tonnes

standard

Single source

480 long tons (488 t) standard, 540 long tons (549 t) full load^[source]

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Complement

All recorded figures & sources

50 people

Complement

Single source

50^[source]

28km/hMaximum; Speed

78km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+179%

All recorded figures & sources

28 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

78 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

42 knots (78 km/h; 48 mph)^[source]

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4,400km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

4,400 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), operational autonomy for 10 days

Single source

2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), operational autonomy for 10 days^[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 Tarantul-class corvette configuration
Specification	Manoram-class ferry	Tarantul-class corvette
Power	1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator^[source]	2 shaft COGAG turbines at 11,000 hp (8,200 kW) each, plus 2 cruising engines at 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) each (there were diesel and turbine versions of the cruising engines),^[source]
Name	Manoram class^[source]	Tarantul class^[source]
Operators	Indian Navy^[source]	Soviet Navy Russian Navy Bulgarian Navy Volksmarine German Navy Indian Navy Polish Navy Romanian Naval Forces Ukrainian Navy Vietnam People's Navy Yemeni Navy Egyptian Navy United States Navy Turkmen Naval Forces^[source]
Planned	3^[source]	—
Completed	3^[source]	~80 (including Pauk class )^[source]
Active	3^[source]	—
Type	Ferry^[source]	Missile corvette^[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	Soviet Union^[source]
Builders	—	Vympel Shipyard^[source]
Subclasses	—	Pauk-class corvette Veer -class corvette^[source]
Lost	—	1^[source]
Preserved	—	2 or 3^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	Radar: Spin trough, Bass Tilt, Peel pair, Pop group^[source]
Armament	—	4 × P-15 Termit /SS-N-2 Styx or 4 × P-270 Moskit /SS-N-22 Sunburn or 16 × Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade anti-ship missiles or 4 × BrahMos 1 SA-N-5 SAM (1x4) MANPADS air defence missiles 1 × 76 mm AK-176 dual purpose main gun 2 × AK-630 30 mm gun or 1 × CADS-N-1 Kashtan CIWS ( close-in weapon system ) for air defence^[source]
In commission	—	Projected from 2025/26^[source]

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Manoram-class ferry

Tarantul-class corvette

Power

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

2 shaft COGAG turbines at 11,000 hp (8,200 kW) each, plus 2 cruising engines at 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) each (there were diesel and turbine versions of the cruising engines),^[source]

Name

Manoram class^[source]

Tarantul class^[source]

Operators

Indian Navy^[source]

Soviet Navy Russian Navy Bulgarian Navy Volksmarine German Navy Indian Navy Polish Navy Romanian Naval Forces Ukrainian Navy Vietnam People's Navy Yemeni Navy Egyptian Navy United States Navy Turkmen Naval Forces^[source]

Planned

3^[source]

—

Completed

3^[source]

~80 (including Pauk class )^[source]

Active

3^[source]

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Type

Ferry^[source]

Missile corvette^[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

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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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Country of origin

India^[source]

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

Soviet Union^[source]

Builders

—

Vympel Shipyard^[source]

Subclasses

—

Pauk-class corvette Veer -class corvette^[source]

Lost

—

1^[source]

Preserved

—

2 or 3^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

Radar: Spin trough, Bass Tilt, Peel pair, Pop group^[source]

Armament

—

4 × P-15 Termit /SS-N-2 Styx or 4 × P-270 Moskit /SS-N-22 Sunburn or 16 × Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade anti-ship missiles or 4 × BrahMos 1 SA-N-5 SAM (1x4) MANPADS air defence missiles 1 × 76 mm AK-176 dual purpose main gun 2 × AK-630 30 mm gun or 1 × CADS-N-1 Kashtan CIWS ( close-in weapon system ) for air defence^[source]

In commission

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Projected from 2025/26^[source]