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G-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source135.6 m (444 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | G-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × GE LM 2500 gas turbines , 41,000 hp (31 MW) 1 propeller and 2 × bow thrusters[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | G class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Operators | Turkish Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Yavuz class[source] | — |
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Single source5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 1979–1981[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1997–present[source] | — |
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| Planned |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Combat Management System: GENESIS ( Gemi Entegre Savaş İdare Sistemi ) Search radar: SMART-S Mk2[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS 1 × Oto Melara 76mm DP gun 8 × Harpoon SSM 40 × SM-1 MR SAM 32 × ESSM launched from Mk-41 VLS (4 ESSM missiles per MK-41 cell through the use of MK25 Quadpack canisters, total of 8 cells) Two triple Mark 32 Anti-submarine warfare torpedo tubes with Mark 46 or Mark 50 anti-submarine warfare 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 × S-70B Seahawk or AB-212 (ASW/ASuW/EW)[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| National origin | Turkey[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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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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