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Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 3
Brazilian frigate Liberallarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source48.0 m (157 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette | Brazilian frigate Liberal |
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| Power | Diesel engine[source] | CODOG , two shafts 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbines 42,000 kW (56,000 hp ) combined 4 × MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines 13,000 kW (17,000 hp ) combined[source] |
| Builders | Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr[source] | — |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 2021–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2023–present[source] |
129.2 m (423 ft 11 in)[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 | Missile corvette[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 4 × engines[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 14 days[source] | 45 days[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radars and latest electronics[source] | Modernized: Alenia RAN-20S air search radar Terma Scanter surface search radar Orion RTN-30X fire control radar Saab EOS-400 optronic director Krupp Atlas EDO-610E hull mounted sonar SICONTA Mk 2 C3I system[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Unknown EW 2 × Chaff dispensers[source] | Modernized: Cutlass B1W ESM ET/SQL-1 ECM 12 × 102 mm decoy launchers[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 30 mm auto-canon 2A42 4 × 20 mm gatling guns (3 barrelled) 6 × Anti-ship cruise missiles 8 × surface to air missiles Kosar[source] | Modernized: 1 × Albatros launcher for 8 Aspide surface-to-air missiles 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns 2 × twin launchers for Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedoes 1 × double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rockets[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | VTOL drones[source] | Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | Iran[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Liberal[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Liberal[source] |
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| Builder | — | Vosper Thornycroft[source] |
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| Launched | — | 7 February 1977[source] |
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| Christened | — | 2 May 1975[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 18 November 1978[source] |
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| Home port | — | Rio de Janeiro[source] |
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| Identification | — | MMSI number : 710466000 Callsign : PWLI Pennant number : F-43[source] |
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| Motto | — | Nosso barco, nossa alma (Our boat, our soul)[source] |
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| Nickname(s) | — | Lili[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Niterói -class frigate[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helipad and hangar[source] |
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| Used by | — | Brazilian Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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