AWarships
Cape-class cutter
Credit
US Coast Guard · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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AWarships
At a glance
Cape-class cutterlarger figure on 0 of 2
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source95 ft (29 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cape-class cutter | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Name | Cape class (after 1964)[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | United States Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Baltimore[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | United States Coast Guard[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | 83-foot patrol boat[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]
Cruising at 12 knots; Type A,1,418 mi ( ) Type B
Single sourceRange
Single sourceType C,1,780 mi (
Single sourceCruising at 12 knots; Type A,1,418 mi (2,282 km) Type B, 1,700 mi (2,700 km) Type C,1,780 mi (2,860 km)[source]
4 Cummins VT-600 diesels (Types A, B, and C) after renovation, 2 Detroit 16V149 diesels
Single sourceInstalled power
Single source4 Cummins VT-600 diesels (Types A, B, and C), 2200 hp; after renovation, 2 Detroit 16V149 diesels, 2470 hp[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.
| Succeeded by | Island class cutter[source] | — |
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| Completed | 36[source] |
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| Class & type | Patrol boat[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | twin propellers[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | SPS-64 radar (1987)[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | retractable type sonar (Types A & B only)[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | Type A; 2 mousetrap depth charge racks, 2 20mm twin Oerlikon cannons, 2 .50 cal machine guns Type B; 2 mousetrap depth charge racks, 1 40mm cannon, 2 .50 cal machine guns Type C; 2 .50 cal machine guns, 2 40mm Mk 19 grenade launchers (1987)[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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| Planned | — |
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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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| Type | — | Frigate[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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