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Bora-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 3
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source215 ft (66 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bora-class corvette | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Builders | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant , Kazan (Chief Designer - L. Elssky)[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Soviet Navy Russian Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Built | 1987–2000[source] | 2001–present[source] |
| In commission | 1989–present[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 12 knots
Single sourceat 55 knots
Single source2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 12 knots 800 nmi (1,500 km) at 55 knots[source]
4 × diesel-driven generators
Single source4 × 200 kW diesel-driven generators[source]
Twin M10-D1 type gas turbine engines rated at 60,000 hp (45,000 kW) bound to two primary three-blade propellers 2 x GTU (36000 hp, roughly 25.8 MW or few more) Twin M511A reduction gear diesel engines rated at 20,000 hp (15,000 kW) bound to two primary three-blade propellers Twin M52OM3 auxiliary diesel engines driving superchargers rated at 6,800 horsepower (5,100 kW) used to inflate the skirts[source]
2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Completed |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Endurance | 10 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Monolit-E / Monument-E target detection and designation radar Pozitiv-ME1 air/surface search radar 5P-10E Fire Control Radar Anapa -ME1 sonar Moskit-E 3Ts-81E missile fire control system Various cannon and missile guidance and countermeasure systems[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Vympel-R2 suite with Foot Ball-A interceptors Half Hat-B interceptors 2 × PK-10 decoy rocket launchers 2 × PK-16 decoy rocket launchers[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 8 (2 x 4) P-270 Moskit (SS-N-22 Sunburn) anti-ship missiles 1 × 9K33M "Osa-MA" type surface-to-air missile system for anti-aircraft defense with 20 missiles 1 × AK–176 M automatic 76.2 mm cannon 2 × AK-630 30 mm anti-aircraft rotary CIWS 16 × 9K38 Igla man-portable shoulder mounted surface-to-air missile launcher sets 2 × 14.5 mm naval machine gun mounts 1 × DP-64 anti- saboteur grenade launcher[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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| Notes | Combat ready in rough weather up to Sea State 5[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Moudge[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Alvand class[source] |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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