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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephanie Smith · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Chao Phraya-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source103.2 m (338 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Chao Phraya-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | — | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Chao Phraya class (Type 053HT / Type 053HT (H))[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Hudong Shipyard , Shanghai[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Royal Thai Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 4
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95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Single source3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Makut Rajakumarn[source] | Alvand class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Phutthayotfa Chulalok class[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | Type 053 frigate[source] | — |
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| Built | 1989–1992[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1991–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Guided-missile frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 × MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines , driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | As built Type 354 Eye Shield air/surface radar Type 352C Square Tie surface search radar Type 343 Sun Visor fire control radar (for 100mm) Type 341 Rice Lamp fire control radar (for 37mm) Racal-Decca 1290 A/D ARPA Navigation radar Anritsu RA 71CA Navigation radar Type 651 IFF Type ZKJ-3 or STN Atlas mini COSYS combat management system Type SJD-5A sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM Type 923-1 intercept ECM Type 981-3 deception jammer Decoys 2 × Type 945 GPJ chaff launchers[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 1–2 × 100 mm/56 Type 79 twin-barreled guns 4 × 37 mm Type 76 twin-barreled guns 8 × C-801 SSM launchers 2 × Type 86 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × BMB depth charge racks[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 | 1 × Bell 212 (Type 053HT (H) only)[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck (Type 053HT (H) only)[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[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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