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Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 2
Constellation-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source48.0 m (157 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette | Constellation-class frigate |
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| Complement | — | 24 officers and 176 enlisted crew[source] |
| Power | Diesel engine[source] | CODLAG 1 × General Electric LM2500+G4 gas turbine 2 × electric propulsion motors: INDAR 2 x 3.4 MW 4 × ship service diesel generators Rolls-Royce MTU 20V 4000 M53B engine 3000 kW for a total output of 12 MW Reduction gears by Philadelphia Gears 2 x fixed-pitch propellers 1 × auxiliary propulsion unit Thrustmasters of Texas Hydrologic Retractable Thruster[source] |
| Builders | Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr[source] | Fincantieri Marinette Marine[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
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496 ft (151.18 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Navy (projected)[source] |
| Built | 2021–present[source] | 2024–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2023–present[source] | 2029 (planned)[source] |
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| Planned | 20[source] |
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| On order |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Lost | — |
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| Type | Missile corvette[source] | Guided-missile frigate[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 × engines[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 14 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radars and latest electronics[source] | Aegis Baseline 10 Combat System AN/SPY-6 (V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) AN/SPS-73(V)18 - Next Generation Surface Search Radar Thales Group CAPTAS-4 Low Frequency Variable-Depth Sonar TB-37 Multi-Function Towed Array AN/SQQ-89(V)16 undersea warfare/anti-submarine warfare combat system Cooperative Engagement Capability[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Unknown EW 2 × Chaff dispensers[source] | AN/SLQ-32(V)6 electronic warfare suite 4 × Mark 53 Nulka decoy launching system AN/SLQ-61 Lightweight Tow Torpedo Defense Mission Module[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] | 32 Mark 41 VLS cells with: BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile Possibly RIM-162 ESSM Block 2 and/or RIM-174 Standard ERAM missiles Planned RIM-66 Standard SM-2 Block 3C 16 × canister-launched over-the-horizon anti-ship weapons (likely Naval Strike Missile ) RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launched from Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (21 cell) Mk 110 57 mm gun with the Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance (ALaMO) projectile and related systems Various machine guns M240 or M2[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | VTOL drones[source] | 1 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | Iran[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Constellation class[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Freedom and Independence classes Oliver Hazard Perry class (last class with FFG hull code )[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | FF(X)[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$ 1.28 billion for the first ship US$1.05 billion for the second ship[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Cancelled | — | 18[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 200 accommodations[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | extra-large hangar for helicopter RAST Secure & Traverse Aircraft Handling System Horizontal Reference System Night Vision Device Compatibility[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The U.S. Navy contracted for the first FFG 62 in FY2020. The second ship contract was awarded in April 2021, and the third in FY22. The U.S. Navy's proposed FY2020 budget request was $1.281-billion for the procurement of the first FFG 62. The U.S. Navy's FY2020 budget submission shows that subsequent ships in the class were estimated by the Navy to cost $850 to $950-million each in then-year dollars.[source]Constellation-class frigate · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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