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Greek frigate Limnoslarger figure on 3 of 3
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source130 m (426 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Greek frigate Limnos | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | COGOG system: 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines , 4,900 shp (3,700 kW ) each; 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines , 25,700 shp (19,200 kW) each (boost); 2 shafts[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Limnos[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Namesake | Lemnos island and the Battle of Lemnos (1913)[source] | — |
| Laid down | 13 June 1978[source] | — |
| Launched | 27 October 1979 |
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Commissioned | 18 September 1982[source] | — |
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| Status | In active service[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Elli -class frigate[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal. gun 2 × Mk15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS 2 Mk 141 4 × 8 Harpoon missile launchers Mk 29 octuple launcher for 24 × RIM-7M SAMs 2 Mk 32 2 × 324 mm torpedo tubes for Mk46 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 | 2 AB 212 ASW helicopter or 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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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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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[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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