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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 5
Nanuchka-class corvette
Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Nanuchka-class corvette |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | 3 shaft Diesels, 30,000 hp (22,371 kW)[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | — |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | — |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | Soviet Navy (former) Russian Navy Algerian National Navy Indian Navy (former) Libyan Navy (former)[source] |
| Preceded by |
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59.3 m (194.6 ft)[source]
at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Single sourceat 30 kn (56 km/h)
Single source2,500 nautical miles (4,630 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h); 900 nmi (1,667 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h)[source]
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Alvand class[source]
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| Built | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| In service | 2010–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 47[source] |
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| Active | 0?[source] | 8-10[source] |
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| Lost | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Guided missile corvette[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | Radar: Band Stand fire control Bass Tilt Peel Pair surface search Pop group[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | — |
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| Armament | 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] | 6 × P-120 (SS-N-9 'Siren') (2×3) or 4 × P-15 (SS-N-2 'Styx') (export ships) anti-ship missiles 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25 'Switchblade') anti-ship cruise missiles (Nanuchka III) 20 × 4K33 (SA-N-4 'Gecko') surface-to-air missiles Twin 57mm AK-257 gun (Nanuchka I) 1 × 76mm AK-176 gun (Nanuchka III) 1 × 30mm AK-630 gun (Nanuchka III)[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | — | Buyan class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Durg-class corvette[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Retired | — | 30+[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Vostochnaya Verf[source] |
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