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French frigate Languedoc
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AWarships
At a glance
French frigate Languedoclarger figure on 4 of 5
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 5
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Measured figures
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | French frigate Languedoc | Moudge-class frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Power | MTU Series 4000 (2,2 MW everyone) CODLOG[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Languedoc[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Namesake | Languedoc[source] | — |
| Builder | DCNS , Lorient[source] | — |
| Laid down | 30 November 2011[source] | — |
| Launched | 12 July 2014[source] | — |
| Completed | October 2015[source] | |
| Commissioned | 4 July 2017[source] | — |
| Home port | Toulon[source] | — |
| Identification | MMSI number : 227999400 Pennant number : D653[source] | — |
| Status | Active[source] | — |
| Class & type | Aquitaine -class frigate[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
| Armament | 1 × 76 mm Super Rapid gun 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 16-cell SYLVER A43 VLS for Aster 15 air defense missiles 16-cell SYLVER A70 VLS for MdCN cruise missiles 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022) 2 × B-515 twin launchers for MU90 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] |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × NH90 helicopter[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
| Aviation facilities | Single hangar[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
| Country of origin | France[source] | — |
| Used by | French Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
| Builders | — | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | — | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Alvand class[source] |
| Built | — | 2001–present[source] |
| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
| Planned | — | |
| Building | — | |
| Active | — | 0?[source] |
| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
| Type | — | Frigate[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |