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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
Ponza-class transport shiplarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
LOA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Ponza-class transport ship |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | - 2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini ID-36-8V, 647 kW (868 bhp) each - 2 x diesel engines generators AIFO 8281-SRM-8V, 235 kW (315 bhp) each with Ansaldo electric engine MXR-315, 380V - 1 x diesel engine generator AIFO 8210-M6, 110 kW (150 bhp) with Ansaldo electric engine MXR-250, 380 V (for auxiliary bow thruster) - 2 x shaft and thruster - Auxiliary bow thruster[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Ponza[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Cantiere Navale Mario Morini , Ancona[source] |
| Operators |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
56.72 m (186 ft 1 in) LOA[source]
of which 3 officials
Single source32 (of which 3 officials)[source]
Range
Single source3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi)[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] |
Italian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | 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 |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Lost | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] | — |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Coastal transport ship[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | 1 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-754 v2 navigation radars[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] | — |
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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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| In commission | — | 1988-1990[source] |
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| Notes | — | 1 x 15 t (15 long tons) cranes[source] |
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