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Al Madinah-class frigatelarger figure on 5 of 5
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Length
Single source377 ft 4 in (115.01 m)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Al Madinah-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Name | Al Madinah class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Arsenal de Lorient , France CNIM , La Seyne , France[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Royal Saudi Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Al Riyadh class[source] | — |
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 5
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95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
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| Built | 1981–1986[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1985–present[source] | — |
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| Planned |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 shaft, SEMT Pielstick diesel engines[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radars 2 x Decca 1226, Thompson CSF – Sea Tiger DRBV-15, DRBC-32E Castor 2 (fire control) Sonar Hull-mounted Thompson CSF Diodon, Diodon-Sorel VDS[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Thompson CSF DR4000 ESM, SENIT VI CCS, Decoys: Two CSEE Dagaie chaff launchers[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 8 × Otomat mk 2 anti ship missiles 1 × 100 mm/55 compact gun 2 × twin 40 mm/70 Breda Bofors guns 1 × 8-cell Crotale surface to air missile launcher (24 missiles) 4 × 550 mm torpedo tubes (F17P torpedoes)[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 | 1 × SA365F Dauphin helicopter[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | Saudi Arabia[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Alvand class[source] |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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