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At a glance
Kidd-class destroyerlarger figure on 4 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source563 ft (172 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kidd-class destroyer | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Name | Kidd -class destroyer[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Ingalls Shipbuilding , MS (4)[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Republic of China Navy (as Kee Lung class )[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Spruance class[source] | Alvand class |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Dead Weight
Single sourceFull
Single sourceLight
Single sourceLight: 7,289 t (7,174 long tons; 8,035 short tons) Full: 9,783 t (9,628 long tons; 10,784 short tons) Dead Weight: 2,494 t (2,455 long tons; 2,749 short tons)[source]
Displacement
Single source1,500 tonnes[source]
at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Single sourceat 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Single source6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) 3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
3 × Allison 501-K17 ship service gas turbine generators ( each
Single source3 × Allison 501-K17 ship service gas turbine generators (2,500 kW (3,400 hp) each)[source]
4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines , 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW)[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.
| Succeeded by | Arleigh Burke class[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | Kee Lung class[source] | — |
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| Built | 1978–1982[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1981–1999 ( United States Navy ) 2005–present ( Republic of China Navy )[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 4 ( Taiwan )[source] | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Guided-missile destroyer[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | SPS-48E 3D Air Search Radar SPS-49(V)5 2D Air Search Radar 2 × SPG-51D Missile Control Radar 1 × AN/SPG-60 Gun Fire Control Radar SPS-55 Surface Search Radar SPQ-9A Gun Fire Control Radar SQS-53 hull-mounted sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 (V)3 OUTBOARD II EW Suite Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed sonar decoy[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns 2 × Mk 26 launchers for 68 × RIM-66 SM-2MR Block IIIA（RIM-66K-2 and RUR-5 ASROC 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 cannons (Varies from ship to ship, Block 0/1/1A/1B) 2 × 4 Mk 141 Harpoon missile canisters 2 × Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes ( Mk46 torpedoes ) (14 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 SH-3 helicopter or 2 SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS helicopters[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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