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Ligia Cohen, US Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Almirante Padilla-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source99.1 m (325 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Almirante Padilla-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 shaft, 4 MTU 20V 1163 TB92 diesel engines 23,400 hp (17,400 kW)[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Almirante Padilla class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW)[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Colombian National Navy[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Single source7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 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] |
| Built | 1981–1983[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1983–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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| Sensors & processing systems | SMART-S ( Mk2 version) STING-EO Mk2 Terma Scanter 2001 X-band (after modernisation) Atlas Elektronik ASO 4-2 (Hull mounted)[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | VIGILE ESM 1 × Terma SKWS double mounting[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 8 SSM-700K Hae Sung I (Sea Star) anti-ship missiles 2 × Simbad surface-to-air missiles 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal Strales Compact gun 1 × twin Breda 40 mm/70 guns 6 × 324 mm torpedo tubes DART 76 mm Oto Melara guided ammunition[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 × Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB Bo 105 CBS-5, or 1 × Eurocopter AS-555-SN Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | West German[source]AlmirantePadilla(TypeFS1500) · explicit WestGerman design; canonical historical country WestGermany, not its Colombian operator | — |
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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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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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