Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette vs Type 054B frigate

AWarships

Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette

Missile corvette

Type 054B frigate — licensed reference photograph

BWarships

Type 054B frigate

Frigate

Credit

日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部 · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvetteLength

48 m

Length source ↗

Type 054B frigateAround estimated

150 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 2

Speed+33%

Type 054B frigatelarger figure on 1 of 2

Range+151%

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Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

48m

150mAround estimated

Length

All recorded figures & sources

48 m

Length

Single source

48.0 m (157 ft 6 in)^[source]

150 m

Around estimated

Single source

Around 150 m (490 ft) (estimated)^[source]

12m

17mAround estimated

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

12 m

Beam

Single source

12 m (39 ft 4 in)^[source]

17 m

Around estimated

Single source

Around 17 m (56 ft) (estimated)^[source]

300test

Estimated 5,500 to 6,000 tons (full)

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

300 tonnes

est

Single source

300 tonnes (est.)^[source]

Estimated 5,500 to 6,000 tons (full)^[source]

69km/hMaximum; Speed

52km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+33%

All recorded figures & sources

69 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

37 knots (69 km/h)^[source]

51.856 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

28 knots^[source]

3,700km

9,300km

Range+151%

All recorded figures & sources

3,700 km

Range

Single source

2,000 nmi (3,700 km)^[source]

9,300 km

Range

Single source

5,000 nautical miles (5,800 mi; 9,300 km)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette and Type 054B frigate configuration
Specification	Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette	Type 054B frigate
Power	Diesel engine^[source]	CODAD , 4 × CS16V27 diesels, 29.12 MW (39,050 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]
Builders	Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr^[source]	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]
Built	2021–present^[source]	—
In commission	2023–present^[source]	—
Planned	4^[source]	—
On order	3^[source]	—
Completed	1^[source]	—
Active	0^[source]	2^[source]
Lost	1^[source]	—
Type	Missile corvette^[source]	Frigate^[source]
Propulsion	4 × engines^[source]	—
Endurance	14 days^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	Radars and latest electronics^[source]	—
Electronic warfare & decoys	Unknown EW 2 × Chaff dispensers^[source]	—
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]	1 × 100 mm gun PJE-087B 1 × 30 mm H/PJ-11 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 1 × HHQ-10 SAM -based CIWS 8 × Anti-ship missiles A total of 32 (4 × 8-cell) H/AKJ-16 VLS for the first two ships and a total of 48 (6 × 8-cell) H/AKJ-16 VLS from the third ship onward HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 3 324mm ASW torpedo launchers^[source]
Aircraft carried	VTOL drones^[source]	1x Harbin Z-20 family helicopter^[source]
Country of origin	Iran^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source] People's Republic of China^[source]
Preceded by	—	Type 054A frigate^[source]
Building	—	2^[source]
Aviation facilities	—	Hangar^[source]

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Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette

Type 054B frigate

Power

Diesel engine^[source]

CODAD , 4 × CS16V27 diesels, 29.12 MW (39,050 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]

Builders

Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr^[source]

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]

Operators

Islamic Republic of Iran Navy^[source]

People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]

Built

2021–present^[source]

—

In commission

2023–present^[source]

—

Planned

4^[source]

—

On order

3^[source]

—

Completed

1^[source]

—

Active

0^[source]

2^[source]

Lost

1^[source]

—

Type

Missile corvette^[source]

Frigate^[source]

Propulsion

4 × engines^[source]

—

Endurance

14 days^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

Radars and latest electronics^[source]

—

Electronic warfare & decoys

Unknown EW 2 × Chaff dispensers^[source]

—

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]

1 × 100 mm gun PJE-087B 1 × 30 mm H/PJ-11 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 1 × HHQ-10 SAM -based CIWS 8 × Anti-ship missiles A total of 32 (4 × 8-cell) H/AKJ-16 VLS for the first two ships and a total of 48 (6 × 8-cell) H/AKJ-16 VLS from the third ship onward HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 3 324mm ASW torpedo launchers^[source]

Aircraft carried

VTOL drones^[source]

1x Harbin Z-20 family helicopter^[source]

Country of origin

Iran^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

Preceded by

—

Type 054A frigate^[source]

Building

—

2^[source]