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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 5
Petya-class frigate
Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Petya-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | 2 shaft CODAG 2 gas turbines - 30,000 hp (22,000 kW) 1 diesel - 6,000 hp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Petya class (Project 159)[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | — |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | Soviet Navy (historical) Azerbaijani Navy Egyptian Navy (former) Ethiopian Navy (former) Indian Navy (former) Syrian Navy (former) Ukrainian Navy (former) Vietnam People's Navy |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
81.8 m (268 ft 4 in)[source]
at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Single sourceat 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Single source4,870 nautical miles (9,020 km; 5,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) 450 nautical miles (830 km; 520 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | Riga 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 | 54[source] |
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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] | Radar Don-2 Slim Net Hawk Screech Sonar - Herkules hull mounted & dipping sonar[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] | 4 76 mm (3 in) guns (2x2) 4 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers (2 in some ships) 5 406 mm (16 in) anti-submarine torpedo tubes (10 tubes in some ships) export version had 1x3 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes[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 | — | Mirka class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Arnala -class corvettes[source] |
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| Laid up | — | 1 (uncertain)[source] |
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| Retired | — | 48[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Soviet Union[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 6; revision 1377745376; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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