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Esmeraldas-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source57.8 m (189 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Esmeraldas-class corvette | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | 4 shaft MTU diesel engines, 24,400 hp (18,200 kW)[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Esmeraldas class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Operators | Ecuadorian Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| In commission | 1982–present[source] |
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Armament | 1- Otobreda 76 mm gun 1 - 40 mm Breda Dardo guns 1 - Surface-to-air-missile - Selenia Aspide (1 × 4) 6 - MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 - Mk32 torpedo launchers[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 | Bell 206 helicopter[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Small helipad[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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| Builders | — | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[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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| Building | — |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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