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Braunschweig-class corvettelarger figure on 2 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source89.12 m (292 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Braunschweig-class corvette | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines producing 14.8MW, driving two controllable-pitch propellers.[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Builders | Blohm and Voss Lürssen Werft Nordseewerke Emden German Naval Yards Kiel[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | German Navy Israeli Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Gepard 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 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 kn (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.
Alvand class[source] |
| Subclasses | Sa'ar 6 class[source] | — |
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| Cost | € 240 million (2001) (equivalent to € 166.5 million in 2021) per ship (Batch 1) € 400 million (2017) (equivalent to € 427.84 million in 2021) per ship (Batch 2)[source] | — |
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| Built | 2004–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2008–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 10[source] |
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| Building |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Endurance | 7 days; 21 days with tender[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Cassidian TRS-3D (Batch 1) Passive electronically scanned array Hensoldt TRS-4D (Batch 2) multifunction NATO C-band AESA radar 2 navigation radars MSSR 2000 i IFF system MIRADOR electro-optical sensors UL 5000 K ESM suite Link 11 and Link 16 communications[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher UL 5000 K ECM suite[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | Guns: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 2 × Mauser BK-27 autocannons Anti-ship: 4 × RBS-15 Mk.3 anti-ship missiles Close-in weapon system : 2 × RAM Block II launchers, 21 missiles each Mine laying capability; 2 mine racks of 34 naval mines Mk 12[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 | Helicopter pad and hangar for two drones[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Moudge[source] |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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