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Baynunah-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 3
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source71.3 m (233 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Baynunah-class corvette | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | — | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Builders | Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (lead ship only) Abu Dhabi Ship Building[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | United Arab Emirates Navy Angolan Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Ardhana -class patrol craft[source] | Alvand class |
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 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 × MTU 12V595 TE90 diesel engines 3 × Kamewa Waterjets models 112S11 and 125B11[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 14 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Saab Microwave Systems Sea Giraffe AMB surveillance radar Terma I-band navigation radar Selex Orion RTN 25 Fire Control X-band radar NDS 3070 Vanguard hull-mounted mine and obstacle avoidance sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × Rheinmetall MLG 27 27 mm guns 4 × Mk 56 dual-pack VLS with 8 × RIM-162 ESSM 1 × Mk 49 mod3 21-cell RAM launcher for RAM block 1A missile system 8 × MBDA MM40 block 3 Exocet missiles[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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| Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter deck and hangar[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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| Notes | Cost, as of February 2009, is US$820 million for the entire 6 ship programme.[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Arab Emirates[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Moudge[source] |
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| Built | — | 2001–present[source] |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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