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Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 2
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Length
Single source48.0 m (157 ft 6 in)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette | Wielingen-class frigate |
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| Power | Diesel engine[source] | CODOG 2 Cockerill CO 240 V12 diesel engines , 4,500 kW (6,000 bhp ) 1 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbine , 21,000 kW (28,000 shp )[source] |
| Builders | Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr[source] | Boelwerf Shipyard Cockerill Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | Belgian Navy Bulgarian Navy[source] |
| Built | 2021–present[source] |
Wielingen-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 2
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106.4 m (349 ft 1 in) oa[source]
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1974–1978[source] |
| In commission | 2023–present[source] | 1976–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 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] | 1 Hollandse Signaal Apparaten DA-05 surveillance radar 1 Hollandse Signaal Apparaten WM-25 targeting radar 2 EOMS IR/Video optical targeting cameras 1 AN/SQS-510 sonar[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] | 1 100 mm Creusot-Loire automatic cannon 1 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launcher with 8 missiles 1 MM38 Exocet launcher with 4 missiles 1 375 mm Creusot-Loire depth charge launcher 2 ECAN Type L5 torpedo tubes with 10 torpedoes[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | VTOL drones[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Iran[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Wielingen class[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Algerine class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Karel Doorman class[source] |
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| Scrapped | — |
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