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Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 3
Zulfiquar-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source62.1 m (203 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Manoram-class ferry | Zulfiquar-class 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] | CODAD 4 × Pielstick 16PA6STC at 5.1 MW (6,800 hp) 4 × MTU diesels generator set 8V396TE54 at 680 kW (910 hp)[source] |
| Name | Manoram class[source] | Zulfiqar class[source] |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Planned |
123.2 m (404 ft 2 in)[source]
Officers, 200 Enlists
Single source15 Officers, 200 Enlists[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Ferry[source] | Guided missile 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 | Pakistan[source] |
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| Builders | — | Hudong–Zhonghua , China KS&EW Ltd , Pakistan[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Tariq class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Tughril-class frigate Jinnah class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Type 053H3 frigate[source] |
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| Cost | — | $750 million USD (4 Ships) $187.5 million USD per unit[source] |
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| Built | — | 2006–2009[source] |
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| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2009–present[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | SUR 17 / Type 517 long range radar air surveillance radar SR-60 / Type 360 Radar air/surface search radar KH 2007 navigation radar Atlas ASO-94 Hull Mounted Sonar 2 x Type 347 CIWS fire-control radar (fore and aft) Type 345 SAM fire-control radar CIWS electro-optical director Radar warning receiver suite[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | RWD-8 intercept, NJ8I-3 jammer Decoy flare , chaff launchers[source] |
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| Armament | — | Guns: 1 × 76.2 mm calibre AK–176 M main gun 2 × Type 730B CIWS Missiles: 1 × 8-cell FM-90N SAM launcher 2 × 4-cell C-802 SSM launchers Other: 2 × 3-cell ET-52C torpedo launchers 2 × 6-cell RDC-32 anti-submarine rockets 1 x 1-cell Anti-ship ballistic missile 2 x 1-cell cruise missile[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × Harbin Z-9 EC ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck and enclosed hangar[source] |
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