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Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 3
USS Recoverylarger figure on 2 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source48.0 m (157 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette | USS Recovery |
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| Power | Diesel engine[source] | — |
| Builders | Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr[source] | — |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 2021–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2023–present[source] | — |
| Planned | 4 |
213 ft 6 in (65.07 m)[source]
officers and enlisted
Single source84 officers and enlisted[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] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radars and latest electronics[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Unknown EW 2 × Chaff dispensers[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 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | VTOL drones[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Iran[source] | — |
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| Name | — | USS Recovery[source] |
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| Builder | — | Basalt Rock Company[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 6 January 1945[source] |
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| Launched | — | 4 August 1945[source] |
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| Sponsored by | — | Mrs. Harry Burris[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 15 May 1946[source] |
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| Decommissioned | — | 20 September 1994[source] |
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| Stricken | — | 30 September 1994[source] |
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| Identification | — | Hull number : ARS-43[source] |
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| Fate | — | Transferred to Taiwan , 30 September 1998[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 30 September 1998[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Bolster -class rescue and salvage ship[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | USS Recovery (ARS-43) was a Bolster -class rescue and salvage ship of the United States Navy , which remained in commission for over 48 years. Laid down on 6 January 1945 by the Basalt Rock Company in Napa, California , the ship was launched on 4 August 1945, and commissioned on 15 May 1946. In American service, the vessel supported NASA 's Project Mercury spaceflights and recovery and the search for the lost submarine USS Thresher . The ship was removed from American service, transferred to Taiwan, and commissioned on 1 March 1999 in the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Da Juen (ARS-556) . The vessel was later renamed Ta De .[source]USS Recovery · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Recovery was decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 30 September 1994. She was transferred to Taiwan on 30 September 1998, under the Security Assistance Program, and commissioned on 1 March 1999 in the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Da Juen (ARS-556), where she remains in commission under the name Ta De (ARS-556).[source]USS Recovery · Construction and career / Service with Taiwan; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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