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Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 4
Type 23 frigatelarger figure on 4 of 4
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Length
Single source62.1 m (203 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Manoram-class ferry | Type 23 frigate |
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| Power | 1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator[source] | CODLAG : 4 × 1,510 kW (2,025 hp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators (Non-PGMU ships) 4 × 1,650 kW (2,210 shp) MTU 12V4000 M53 diesel generators (PGMU ships) 2 × GEC electric motors delivering 2,980 kW (3,996 hp) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM1C delivering 19,500 kW (26,150 hp)[source] |
| Name | Manoram class[source] | Type 23 frigate[source] |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | Royal Navy Chilean Navy[source] |
| Planned |
133.0 m (436 ft 4 in)[source]
accommodation for up to 205
Single source185 (accommodation for up to 205)[source]
at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source7,500 nmi (14,000 km; 9,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
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16[source] |
| Completed | 16[source] |
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| Active | 5 Royal Navy, 3 Chilean Navy[source] |
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| Type | Ferry[source] | Anti-submarine warfare frigate[source] |
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| 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] India[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02 | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Builders | — | Yarrow Shipbuilders and Swan Hunter[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 22-class frigate[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 26-class frigate Type 31-class frigate[source] |
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| Cost | — | £130 million per ship[source] |
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| In commission | — | 24 November 1987[source] |
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| Retired | — | 8 (Royal Navy)[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × Pacific 24 RIBs[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | UAT Mod 1 Seagnat Type 182 towed torpedo decoy Surface Ship Torpedo Defence[source] |
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| Armament | — | Anti-air missiles: 1 × 32-cell Sea Ceptor GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canisters for 32 missiles (1–25+ km) (replaced original Sea Wolf SAM) Anti-ship missiles: 2 × quad Harpoon Block 1C (originally fit, retired from most ships 2023, retained on F229 as of late 2024); being replaced by Naval Strike Missile (fit to F79, F82 & F239 as of early 2025) Anti-submarine torpedoes: 2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes Guns: 1 × BAE 4.5-inch Mk 8 naval gun 2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns , or , 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns 2 × Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 4 × General-purpose machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × Wildcat HMA2 , armed with: 2 × anti-submarine torpedoes or Martlet anti-ship (ASM)/air-to-air missiles , initially deployed with RN carrier strike group helicopters in 2021; Sea Venom ASM reached initial operating capability in 2025 and is projected to achieve full operational capability in 2026. or 1 × Westland Merlin HM2 , armed with; 4 × anti-submarine torpedoes Plus 2 x Peregrine ISR UAV (from mid-2024 on F229)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck Enclosed hangar[source] |
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