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Freedom-class littoral combat shiplarger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source378 ft (115 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Freedom-class littoral combat ship | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Builders | Marinette Marine[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | N/A[source] | Alvand class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Constellation class[source] |
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2
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95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
Electrical: 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines, Hitzinger generator units each
Single sourceElectrical: 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines, Hitzinger generator units, 1,100 hp (800 kW) each[source]
2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 48,000 hp (36 MW) gas turbines 2 × Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B 9,100 hp (6.8 MW) diesel engines 4 Rolls-Royce/Kamewa 153SII/153BII waterjets[source]
2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source]
21 days (
Single source21 days (336 hours)[source]
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| Cost | $362 million[source] | — |
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| Built | 2005–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2008–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 16[source] |
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| Completed | 16[source] |
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| Active | 10[source] | 0?[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Littoral combat ship[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 36 ft (11 m) RHIB, 39 ft (12 m) high-speed boats[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | EADS North America TRS-3D air and surface search radar, TRS-4D from LCS 17 Lockheed Martin COMBATSS-21 combat management system AN/SQR-20 Multi-Function Towed Array (As part of ASW mission module)[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Argon ST WBR-2000 ESM system Terma A/S SKWS decoy system[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun , 400 rounds in turret and two ready service magazines with 240 rounds each. 1 × Mk 49 launcher with 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Surface-to-Air Missiles 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns 2 × 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II guns (part of SUW module) 24 × AGM-114L Hellfire missiles (planned part of SUW module) 1 × Lockheed Martin 150 kW High Energy Laser Other weapons as part of mission-specific modules[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 × MH-60R/S Seahawk 2 × MQ-8B Fire Scouts or 1 × MQ-8C Fire Scout[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Moudge[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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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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