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Photographed from a blimp of squadron ZP-11. · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Buckley-class destroyer escortlarger figure on 0 of 1
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source306 ft (93.3 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Buckley-class destroyer escort | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | Two Foster-Wheeler Express "D"-type water-tube boilers , two GE steam turbines of 13,500 horsepower (10,100 kW) total, two generators (9,200 kilowatts (12,300 hp) total), 12,000 horsepower (8,900 kW) of electric motors drove the two propeller shafts[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Buckley class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Bethlehem Steel Hingham Shipyard , MA Fore River Shipyard , MA San Francisco Shipyard , CA Charleston Navy Yard , SC Consolidated Steel , TX Defoe Shipbuilding , MI Dravo Corporation , PA Norfolk Navy Yard , VA Philadelphia Navy Yard , PA[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
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95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Maximum; most ships could attain
Single sourceMaximum; Speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Speed · source measurement 3
Single source24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) (most ships could attain 26/27 knots)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source30 knots (55.6 km/h)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Single source5,500 nautical miles (10,190 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)[source]
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| Operators | World War II United States Navy Royal Navy Post-War Chilean Navy Republic of China Navy Colombian National Navy Ecuadorian Navy Republic of Korea Navy Mexican Navy Philippine Navy Royal Navy United States Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Evarts class[source] | Alvand class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Cannon class[source] | — |
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| Planned | 154[source] |
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| Completed | 154[source] |
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| Type | Destroyer escort[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Capacity | 350 tons oil (fuel)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar: Type SL surface search fixed to mast above yard arm, type SC and SA air search only fitted to certain ships Sonar : Type 128D or Type 144 both in retractable dome. Direction Finding: MF direction finding antenna fitted in front of the bridge and HF/DF Type FH 4 antenna fitted on top of mast[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Armament | Main guns: 3 × 3 inch /50 Mk 22 dual-purpose open mount Anti-aircraft guns: 4 × 1.1 inch/75 (28mm) guns or 2 × 40 mm Bofors guns (not included on Captain -class ships) 8 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Some of the ships had an extra one or two Oerlikons fitted on top of the superstructure amidships Captain -Class units had additional 20 mm guns Torpedo tubes : 3 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in a triple mount Hedgehog mortar Up to 200 depth charges[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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| Built | — | 2001–present[source] |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Active | — | 0?[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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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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