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Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Daegu-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source122 m (400 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daegu-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 | Daegu class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Hyundai Heavy Industries[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Korea Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Range
Single source4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Incheon class[source] | Alvand class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Chungnam class[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2018–present[source] | — |
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| Planned |
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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 | Combined diesel–electric or gas 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine 4 × MTU 12V 4000 M53B diesel engine 2 × Leonardo DRS electric motors[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | SPS-550K air search 3D radar SPG-540K fire control radar SQS-240K hull-mounted sonar SQR-250K towed array sonar system SAQ-540K EOTS Hanwha Systems SAQ-600K IRSTs Naval Shield Integrated Combat Management System[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | LIG Nex1 SLQ-200(V)K Sonata electronic warfare suite SLQ-261K torpedo acoustic counter measures MASS decoy launchers[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 6 × K745 Blue Shark torpedo in triple torpedo tubes 16-cell K-VLS for: Haegung K-SAAM quadpacked in 4 per cell Haeryong VL-Tactical Land Attack Missiles K745A1 Red Shark[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 | Super Lynx or AW159 helicopter[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | South Korea[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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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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