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At a glance
Cheng Kung-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 3
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cheng Kung-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × General Electric LM- 2500 gas turbines , 41,000 shp (31,000 kW ) 2 × Auxiliary Propulsion Units, 720 hp (540 kW)[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Cheng Kung class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | China Shipbuilding Corporation[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Republic of China Navy[source] |
455 ft 5 in (138.81 m) oa 413 ft 1 in (125.91 m) wl[source]
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 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] |
| In commission | 1993–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 | Radar: AN/SPS-49 , AN/SPS-55 , Mk 92 fire control system Sonar: SQS-56 hull-mounted sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | SLQ-32(V)2 Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × Mk 13 Launcher for RIM-66 Standard MR missiles 2 × triple Mark 32 torpedo tubes with Mark 46 anti-submarine torpedoes 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × Bofors 40 mm/L70 guns 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS point defense cannon 2 × Type 75 20 mm/68 caliber guns 4 × Hsiung Feng II SSM 4 × Hsiung Feng III SSM or 8 × Hsiung Feng II SSM[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 | 2 × S-70C(M)-1/2 helicopters[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | Taiwan[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Alvand class[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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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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