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De Zeven Provinciën-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source144.24 m (473 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Name | De Zeven Provinciën class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Royal Netherlands Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Tromp class Jacob van Heemskerck class[source] |
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
4 × Wärtsilä - Deutz D620 V12 diesel-generators each
Single source4 × Wärtsilä - Deutz D620 V12 diesel-generators , 1,680 kW (2,250 hp) each[source]
Combined diesel or gas 2 × Wärtsilä 16 V26 marine diesel engines , 5.1 MW (6,800 hp) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM 1A gas turbines , 19.5 MW (26,100 hp) each 2 × propeller shafts , 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers[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.
Alvand class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Future Air Defender[source] | — |
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| Cost | ~€1.9 billion program cost[source] | — |
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| Built | 1998–2005[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2002–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Air-defense and command frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar ( I band ) DECCA NAV navigation radar Thales Nederland Scout ( Low-probability-of-intercept ) surface search/navigation radar Thales Nederland Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system Thales Nederland Mirador optical surveillance and tracking system Atlas Elektronik DSQS-24C hull-mounted sonar MK XII IFF system[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × Thomson Racal Sabre ECM suite 4 × Sippican Hycor SRBOC Mk 36 launcher 1 × AN/ SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | Guns: 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/64 dual-purpose gun 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns 4–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine guns 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS Missiles: 40-cell Mk 41 strike-length vertical launching system SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles (typically 32 carried) Evolved SeaSparrow missiles (quad-packed, typically 32 carried) Tomahawk cruise missiles . 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles 2 × twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes[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 × NH90 NFH helicopter[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck for 1 medium-sized helicopter[source] | Helicopter landing pad[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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