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Kongō-class destroyerlarger figure on 4 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source161 m (528 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kongō-class destroyer | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | 4 Ishikawajima Harima / General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines ; two shafts, 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Kongō class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (3) Ishikawajima-Harima HI (1)[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] |
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]
at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Single source4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Hatakaze class[source] | Alvand class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Atago class[source] | — |
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| Built | 1990 - 1998[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1993 -[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Guided-missile destroyer[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | AN/SPY-1D PESA radar OPS-28C or D surface-search radar OPS-20 navigation radar 3 × AN/SPG-62 fire-control radar OQS-102 bow-mounted sonar OQR-2 towed array sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | NOLQ-2 ECM intercept and jammer 4 × Mark 36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System Type 4 towed anti-torpedo decoy[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship Missile in quad canisters 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × HOS-302 triple torpedo tubes : Mark 46 torpedo Type 73 torpedoes 90-cell Mk 41 Vertical Launching System : SM-2MR Surface-to-air missile SM-3 Anti-ballistic missile RUM-139 Anti-Submarine Rocket RIM-162 Surface-to-air missile Tomahawk cruise missile[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-60J/K helicopter[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck only[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | Japan[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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