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MEKO 200larger figure on 5 of 5
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Length
Single source118 m (387 ft)[source]
Length
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| Specification | MEKO 200 | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | — | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | MEKO 200 MEKO A-200 MEKO A class MEKO D Delta class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Blohm + Voss[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | See Operators Turkish Naval Forces Royal Australian Navy Hellenic Navy Portuguese Navy Royal New Zealand Navy South African Navy Algerian National Navy Egyptian Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 5
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 18 knots (33 km/h)
Single source6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In service | 1987–present[source] | 2010–present[source] |
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| Planned | 42[source] |
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| Completed | 34[source] |
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| Active | 33[source] | 0?[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Propulsion | 1 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine and 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration.[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Sonars : Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for towed array Air search radar : Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band) Surface search radar : Saab 9LV 453 TIR (Ericsson Tx/Rx) (G-band) Navigation : Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA (I-band)[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM : Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept) Countermeasures : Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk-36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | Guns : 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 2 naval artillery gun 3 × Phalanx or Sea Zenith CIWS Missiles : Mk-41 Mod 5/Mod 8 VLS for ESSM and Sea Sparrow SAM 2 x 8 × Harpoon or 2 x 8 × RBS-15 SSM Torpedoes : 2 × triple 324 mm Mk-32 Mod 5 tubes Fire control : Saab 9LV 453 (J-band) Combat data systems : Saab 9LV 453 Mk-3 Link 11 Weapons control : Saab 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk-73 Mod 1[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 × S-70B Seahawk or 1 × SH-2G Super Seasprite[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Alvand class[source] |
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| Built | — | 2001–present[source] |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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