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Explorer-class surveillance shiplarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source356 ft (109 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Explorer-class surveillance ship | Hendijan-class vessel |
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| Complement | — | 15+90 scientists[source] |
| Power | — | Diesel[source] 2 × Mitsubishi S16MPTK engines, 6,600 horsepower (4.9 MW) 2 × shafts[source] |
| Name | Explorer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Austal USA , Mobile , Alabama[source] | K Damen, Boven-Hardinxveld, Netherlands Marine Industries Organization, Iran[source] |
| Operators |
Hendijan-class vessellarger figure on 0 of 1
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47 m (154 ft 2 in)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source25 knots (46 km/h)[source]
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United States Navy[source] |
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Impeccable class[source] | — |
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| Cost | US$ 789.6 million for first ship (FY2025) US$ 3.2 billion for 7 ships (FY2023)[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 12[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Active | 11[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | SURTASS passive and active low frequency sonar arrays[source] | — |
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| Role | special mission-support ship[source] | — |
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| Built | — | 1988–1991[source] |
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| Lost | — |
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| Type | — | Auxiliary ship[source] |
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