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AWarships
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Adelaide-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
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at waterline
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Adelaide-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines generating 41,000 shp (31 MW) through a single shaft and variable pitch propeller 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units , 350 hp (260 kW) retractable electric azimuth thrusters for maneuvering and docking.[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Adelaide class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Todd Pacific Shipyards , Seattle, Washington Australian Marine Engineering Consolidated[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Royal Australian Navy (former) Chilean Navy |
408 ft (124 m) at waterline 455 ft (139 m) overall[source]
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Single source4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Daring -class destroyer[source] | Alvand class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Hunter -class frigate[source] | — |
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| Built | 21 June 1978 – 21 February 1992[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In service | 15 November 1980 – 27 September 2019[source] | 2010–present[source] |
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| In commission | 15 November 1980 – 26 October 2019[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 2 (Chile)[source] | 0?[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Class & type | Modified Oliver Hazard Perry -class guided missile frigate[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | AN/SPS-49 radar Mk 92 fire control system AN/SPS-55 radar FFG 01-04: AN/SQS-56 sonar FFG 05-06: Mulloka sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Armament | 8-cell Mk 41 VLS (32 quad-packed Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile ) Mk 13 missile launcher (40-missile magazine, Harpoon and SM-2MR missiles (replaced SM-1MR during refit)) 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm 1 × 20 mm Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx 2 × triple 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes[source] | Naval guns 1 × 76 mm Fajr-27 naval gun 1 × 40 mm Fath-40 AAA or 1 × 30mm Kamand CIWS 2 × 20 mm cannons Oerlikon 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns Surface to air missiles 4 × Mehrab SAM , a naval version of the Sayyad-2 or 4 × Sayyad-3 SAM Anti-ship missiles 4 × Noor or Qader anti-ship missiles (Some ships are equipped with 8 anti-ship missiles) Anti-submarine warfare 2 × triple 324 mm torpedoes[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × S-70B Seahawk or 1 × Seahawk and 1 × AS350B Squirrel[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Notes | Mk 41 VLS , ESSM capability, and SM-2MR capability installed during the FFG Upgrade project[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Type | — | Frigate[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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