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Gorgona-class transport shiplarger figure on 0 of 3
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
of which 2 officers
Single source34 (of which 2 officers)[source]
Range
Single source1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi)[source]
2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini ID-36-8V each - 2 x diesel engines generators AIFO 8281-SRM-8V
Single sourceeach with Ansaldo electric engine MXR-315, 380V - 1 x diesel engine generator AIFO 8210-M6
Single sourcewith Ansaldo electric engine MXR-250, 380 V
Single source- 2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini ID-36-8V, 647 kW (868 bhp) each - 2 x diesel engines generators AIFO 8281-SRM-8V, 235 kW (315 bhp) each with Ansaldo electric engine MXR-315, 380V - 1 x diesel engine generator AIFO 8210-M6, 110 kW (150 bhp) with Ansaldo electric engine MXR-250, 380 V[source]
2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Gorgona-class transport ship | Moudge-class frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Gorgona[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Cantiere Navale Mario Morini , Ancona[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Italian Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| In commission | 1986-1987[source] | — |
| Planned | ||
| Completed | ||
| Active | 0?[source] | |
| Type | Coastal Transport ship[source] | Frigate[source] |
| Propulsion | - 2 x shaft and thruster - 1 x Auxiliary bow thruster[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | 2 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753 navigation radar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
| Country of origin | Italy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | — | Alvand class[source] |
| Built | — | 2001–present[source] |
| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
| Building | — | |
| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
| Armament | — | 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 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |