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Service Depicted: Other Service Camera Operator: THOMASSY · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Alvand-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source94.5 m (310 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Alvand-class frigate | Daguan-class troopship |
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| Power | 2 Paxman Ventura cruising diesels 3,800 bhp (2,800 kW), and 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM2 boost gas turbines 46,000 shp (34,000 kW) on 2 shafts[source] | — |
| Name | Alvand / Saam class[source] | — |
| Builders | Vosper Thornycroft , Vickers[source] | — |
| Operators | Imperial Iranian Navy Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Moudge class[source] |
196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Complement
Single source125-146[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Built | 1968–1972[source] | — |
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| In service | 1971–present[source] | 2011 - present[source] |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Lost | — |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
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| Armament | 4 × C-802 anti-ship missiles 1 × 4.5 in (114 mm) Mark 8 gun 1 × twin 35 mm (1.4 in) AA guns 2 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) guns 2 × 81 mm (3 in) mortars 2 × 0.50 cal machine guns 1 × Limbo ASW mortar 2 × triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Capacity | — | 2,500 support personnel[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Medium helicopter deck[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Each ship has a medium helicopter deck on its stern, which can accommodate one Changhe Z-8 heavy transport helicopter.[source]Stern helicopter-deck accommodation; not an embarked air-group assertion |
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