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Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 3
Type 052 destroyerlarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source48.0 m (157 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette | Type 052 destroyer |
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| Power | Diesel engine[source] | 2 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbines (55,000 shp (41,000 kW)) (112) 2 x Zorya-Mashproekt DA80 gas turbines (48,600 shp (36,200 kW)) (113) 2 x MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesels (8,840 shp (6,600 kW))[source] |
| Builders | Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr[source] | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force[source] |
| Built | 2021–present |
144 m (472 ft 5 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1990 – 1996[source] |
| In commission | 2023–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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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 destroyer[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] | Type 517B air search radar Type 363S air/surface search radar Type 364 surface search radar Type 344 fire control radar Type 345 fire control radar DUBV 23 hull mounted sonar Linear towed array sonar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Unknown EW 2 × Chaff dispensers[source] | Rapids (ESM) Scimitar (ECM)[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] | 4 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × 8-cell HQ-7 SAM 1 × twin 100 mm/56 H/PJ-33B gun 2 x Type 730 CIWS 2 x triple 324 mm Whitehead B515 torpedo tubes carrying Yu-7 2 x 12-tube FQF 2500 ASW rocket launchers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | VTOL drones[source] | 2 helicopters : Harbin Z-9C[source] |
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| Country of origin | Iran[source] | China[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 051[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 052B (based on hull family) Type 051B (based on commissioning date)[source] |
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| In service | — | 1994 – present[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Landing platform Hangar DCN Samahe 110N helicopter landing system[source] |
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