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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua L. Leonard · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Iver Huitfeldt-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source138.7 m (455 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | Four MTU 8000 20V M70 diesel engines , 8.2 MW each Two shafts, CODAD[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Builders | Odense Staalskibsværft Baltija Shipbuilding Yard Loksa Shipyard[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Royal Danish Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Niels Juel -class corvette[source] |
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Alvand class[source] |
| Cost | US$325 million per ship[source] | — |
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| Built | 2008–2011[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2012–present[source] | — |
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| Planned |
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| Completed |
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| Type | Air defence frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radars : Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar ( I band ) 2 × Saab CEROS 200 fire control radars Terma SCANTER 6000 surveillance and helicopter guidance radar Sonars : Atlas ASO 94 hull mounted sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | EW systems : 8 × 6-barrelled Terma Mk 137 130 mm decoy launchers ES-3701 Tactical Radar Electronic Support Measures ( ESM ) Seagnat Mark 36 SRBOC MASS after upgrade[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | Permanently mounted weapons: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System CIWS 2 × dual MU90 Impact ASW torpedo launchers 32-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launching System for up to 32 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles 6 StanFlex modules, with the following options each: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm , usually mounted in bow slot 1 × Mk.56 VLS fitting 12 RIM-162 ESSM (usually mounts 2) 8 × Harpoon Block II SSM in inclined launchers (usually mounts 2)[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 × MH-60R[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter deck and hangar[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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| Name | — | Moudge[source] |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Active | — | 0?[source] |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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