Asheville-class gunboat vs Moudge-class frigate

AWarships

Moudge-class frigate

Frigate

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Asheville-class gunboatLength

50.1 m

Length source ↗

Moudge-class frigateLength

95 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Asheville-class gunboatlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+90%
Beam+52%
Displacement+515%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

50.1m

95m

Length+90%

All recorded figures & sources

50.1 m

Length

Single source

164 ft 6 in (50.1 m)^[source]

95 m

Length

Single source

95 m (311 ft 8 in)^[source]

7.3m

11.1m

Beam+52%

All recorded figures & sources

7.3 m

Beam

Single source

24 ft (7.3 m)^[source]

11.1 m

Beam

Single source

11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)^[source]

2.9mDraft

3.25m

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

2.9 m

Draft

Single source

9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)^[source]

3.25 m

Draught

Single source

3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)^[source]

244t

1,500t

Displacement+515%

All recorded figures & sources

244 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

240 long tons (244 t )^[source]

1,500 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

1,500 tonnes^[source]

24crew (4 officers)

140

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

24 people

crew (4 officers)

Single source

24 crew (4 officers)^[source]

140 people

Complement

Single source

140^[source]

78km/hMaximum; max on turbine

56km/hMaximum; Speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

30 km/h

Maximum; max on diesels

Single source

78 km/h

Maximum; max on turbine

Single source

16 kn (30 km/h) max on diesels 42 kn (78 km/h) max on turbine^[source]

55.6 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

30 knots (55.6 km/h)^[source]

3,100km

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

3,100 km

Range

Single source

1,700 nmi (3,100 km)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Asheville-class gunboat and Moudge-class frigate configuration
Specification	Asheville-class gunboat	Moudge-class frigate
Power	CODOG 2 × Cummins VT12-875 diesel; 1,450 hp (1.08 MW); General Electric LM1500 marine gas turbine^[source]	2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators^[source]
Name	Asheville class^[source]	Moudge^[source]
Preceded by	PGM-39 class^[source]	Alvand class^[source]
Succeeded by	PSMM Mk5 multi-purpose patrol boat (PSMM)^[source]	—
Built	1966–1971^[source]	2001–present^[source]
Completed	17^[source]	6^[source]
Lost	1^[source]	6 (1 unconfirmed)^[source]
Type	PGM motor gunboat^[source]	Frigate^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	Weapons control : Mark 63 fire-control system Radar : Sperry AN/SPS-53; I/J-band Fire control : Western Electric AN/SPG-50; I/J-band^[source]	Asr 3D PESA long-range radar^[source]
Armament	Guns : 1 × USN 3 in (76 mm)/50 Mk 34; 50 rounds/min to 7 nmi (13 km); weight of shell 6 kg. 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns (2 × 2) 1 × Bofors 40 mm/60(56) Mk 10. Missiles : Some units had the 40 mm replaced with various missile configurations^[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]
Builders	—	Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization^[source]
Operators	—	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy^[source]
In service	—	2010–present^[source]
Planned	—	7^[source]
Building	—	1^[source]
Active	—	0?^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	2 × 8 tube chaff launcher^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter^[source]
Aviation facilities	—	Helicopter landing pad^[source]

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Asheville-class gunboat

Moudge-class frigate

Power

CODOG 2 × Cummins VT12-875 diesel; 1,450 hp (1.08 MW); General Electric LM1500 marine gas turbine^[source]

2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators^[source]

Name

Asheville class^[source]

Moudge^[source]

Preceded by

PGM-39 class^[source]

Alvand class^[source]

Succeeded by

PSMM Mk5 multi-purpose patrol boat (PSMM)^[source]

—

Built

1966–1971^[source]

2001–present^[source]

Completed

17^[source]

6^[source]

Lost

1^[source]

6 (1 unconfirmed)^[source]

Type

PGM motor gunboat^[source]

Frigate^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

Weapons control : Mark 63 fire-control system Radar : Sperry AN/SPS-53; I/J-band Fire control : Western Electric AN/SPG-50; I/J-band^[source]

Asr 3D PESA long-range radar^[source]

Armament

Guns : 1 × USN 3 in (76 mm)/50 Mk 34; 50 rounds/min to 7 nmi (13 km); weight of shell 6 kg. 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns (2 × 2) 1 × Bofors 40 mm/60(56) Mk 10. Missiles : Some units had the 40 mm replaced with various missile configurations^[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]

Builders

—

Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization^[source]

Operators

—

Islamic Republic of Iran Navy^[source]

In service

—

2010–present^[source]

Planned

—

7^[source]

Building

—

1^[source]

Active

—

0?^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

2 × 8 tube chaff launcher^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter^[source]

Aviation facilities

—

Helicopter landing pad^[source]