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Brandenburg-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source138.85 m (455 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brandenburg-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Power | CODOG (combined diesel or gas) two propeller shafts , controllable pitch propellers two MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines , 8.14 MW each two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines , 38 MW total two Renk BGS 178 Lo gearboxes[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Brandenburg class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Blohm + Voss Howaldtswerke Nordseewerke Bremer Vulkan[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | German Navy |
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 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] |
| Preceded by | Hamburg class[source] | Alvand class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Niedersachsen class (cancelled) MEKO A-200 DEU class (actual)[source] | — |
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| Cost | € 303 million per unit[source] | — |
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| Built | 1992–1996[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1994–present[source] | — |
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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 | One Thales LW08 air search D band radar one Thales SMART-S air/surface surveillance F band radar two Thales STIR 180 fire-control radar two Raytheon Redpath I band navigation radar one STN Atlas DSQS-23BZ hull-mounted sonar one STN Atlas TASS 6-3 (LFTASS) towed array sonar ( Bayern only)[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 1 EADS FL 1800S ECM suite four TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy dispenser (replaced two OTO-Melara SCLAR dispensers in 2009)[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | Naval guns: One OTO-Melara 76 mm /62 Mk 75 multi-purpose naval gun Two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons Anti-aircraft warfare : One Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles ( ESSM planned) CIWS: Two Mk 49 launchers for 21 x Rolling Airframe Missiles Anti-ship missiles : Two quadruple launchers for 8 x Harpoon anti-ship missiles ) (replaced two twin launchers for 4 x MM38 Exocet missiles ) Anti-submarine warfare : Four 324 mm torpedo tubes , Mk 46 torpedoes[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 | Two Sea Lynx helicopters equipped with ASW torpedoes , or air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua , and a heavy machine gun.[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | Germany[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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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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