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Lupo-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
LOA
Single source113.2 m (371 ft) LOA[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lupo-class frigate | Moudge-class frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Power | - CODOG scheme - 2 x shaft - 2 x GE / Fiat LM2500 gas turbines 50,000 shp (37,000 kW) - 2 x diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A230-20 diesel engines 7,800 shp (5.8 MW) - 4 x diesel engine generators Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 236SS, 3,000 kW (4,000 shp)[source] | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Lupo class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) Fincantieri SIMA[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Italian Navy (former) Peruvian Navy Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela |
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 1
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 16 kn (30 km/h)
Single source4,300 nmi (8,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h)[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 | Alpino class[source] | Alvand class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Maestrale class[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | Carvajal class Mariscal Sucre class Artigliere (Soldati) class[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1977[source] | — |
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| Planned | 18[source] |
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| Completed | 18[source] |
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| Active | 10[source] | 0?[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Scrapped | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | - Selenia SADOC 2 combat management system - 1 x Selenia SPS-774 (RAN-10S) early warning radar - 1 x Selenia SPQ-2F CORA OTH surface search radar - 1 x Selenia SPS-702 (or RAN-11L/X) air/surface search radar - 1 x Selenia SPG-70 (RTN-10X) fire control radar - 1 x Raytheon Mk 95 fire control radar - 2 x Selenia SPG-74 (RTN-20X) fire control radar - 1 x GEM Elettronica AN/SPN-748 navigation radar - Raytheon DE 1160B (SQS-56) hull sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | - SLR-4 ESM system - SLQ-D ECM system - AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy - 2 x Breda SCLAR decoy launchers[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | - 8 x Otomat Mk 2 SSMs - 1 x Mk.29 octuple launcher for Sea Sparrow / Aspide SAM - 2 x Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes - 1 x OTO Melara 127/54 mm gun - 2 x OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gun[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 AB-212ASW helicopter[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck: 25.2 m × 11.3 m (83 ft × 37 ft) Telescopic hangar for 1 medium helicopter.[source] | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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| Built | — | 2001–present[source] |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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