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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 5
Niterói-class frigatelarger figure on 5 of 5
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Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Niterói-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | Combined diesel or gas , two shafts 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbines 42000 kW (56000 hp ) combined 4 × MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines 13000 kW (17000 hp ) combined[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Niterói class, Mk10[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Vosper Thornycroft Rio de Janeiro Navy Arsenal[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
129.2 m (423 ft 11 in)[source]
Range
Single source5,300 nmi (9,800 km; 6,100 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Brazilian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | — |
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| Built | 2001–present[source] | 1972–1986[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 |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Lost | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] | — |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | Modernized; Alenia RAN-20S air search radar Terma Scanter surface search radar Orion RTN-30X fire control radar Saab EOS-400 optronic director Krupp Atlas EDO-610E hull mounted sonar SICONTA Mk 2 C3I system[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | Modernized; Cutlass B1W ESM ET/SQL-1 ECM 12 × 102 mm decoy launchers[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] | Modernized; 1 × Albatros launcher for 8 Aspide surface-to-air missiles 1 × 113 mm Mark 8 gun 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns 2 × twin launchers for Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedoes 1 × double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rockets[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | Helipad and hangar[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Tamandaré class[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1976–present[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Endurance | — | 45 days[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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