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Istanbul-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 5
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Length
Single source113.2 m (371 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Istanbul-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | 4 x 560kw Generator[source] Combined diesel and gas (CODAG) arrangement: 1 x GE LM2500 Gas turbine 2 x 5.766HP MTU Diesel Machine 2 x Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP)[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Istanbul class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Istanbul Naval Shipyard Anadolu Shipyard Sedef Shipyard Sefine Shipyard[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 5
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95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Single source5,700 nmi (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | Turkish Naval Forces Indonesian Navy (future)[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Barbaros class[source] | Alvand class[source] |
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| Cost | $500 million per unit[source] | — |
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| Built | 2017–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2024–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | Total 10: Turkey: 8 Indonesia: 2[source] |
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| Building |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Multirole frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x Rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB)[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM : ASELSAN ARES 2N/NGE ECM : Aslesan AREAS 2NC/E ARES-NEWS Central management system Decoy : Aselsan HIZIR Torpedo countermeasures system Aselsan KARTACA-N Decoy ejection system[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | Guns: 1 × MKE 76 mm/62-caliber gun or OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid (only on TCG Istanbul) main gun 1 × Aselsan GOKDENIZ 35 mm dual barreled CIWS 2 × Aselsan SMASH 200/25 25 mm RCWS Anti-ship missiles: 4 × 4 (total 16) Atmaca anti-ship missiles Vertical launching system: 16-cell MiDLAS vertical launching system for Istanbul (further ships may contain more VLS): up to 16 SAPAN or SIPER Block 1 Surface-to-air missiles or up to 64 smaller Hisar-D surface to air missiles Torpedoes: ZIPKIN 100/D Torpedo tube system 2 × 324 mm (13 in) Double Torpedo launchers with Roketsan Orka or MK-46M5 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 | Hangar and platform for: S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopter KALKAN VTOL Titra Alpin 2[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | Turkey[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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