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French frigate Lorrainelarger figure on 3 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source466 ft (142.0 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | French frigate Lorraine | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | MTU Series 4000 (2.2 MW) CODLOG[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Lorraine[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Namesake | Lorraine[source] | — |
| Ordered | 2008[source] | — |
| Builder | DCNS , Lorient[source] |
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
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.
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| Laid down | 15 May 2019[source] | — |
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| Launched | 13 November 2020[source] | — |
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| Acquired | 16 November 2022[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 13 November 2023[source] | — |
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| Home port | Toulon[source] | — |
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| Identification | Pennant number : D657[source] | — |
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| Status | In active service[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Aquitaine -class frigate[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar Thales STIR EO MK 2 fire control radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 32-cell SYLVER A50 VLS for Aster 15 and Aster 30 air defense missiles 8 x Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022) 2 x 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] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × NH90 helicopter[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Single hangar[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | — |
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| Used by | French Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Builders | — | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
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| Operators | — | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[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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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — | 0?[source] |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Type | — | Frigate[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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