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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2
PR-72P-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | PR-72P-class corvette |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | 4 SACM AGO 240V16 M7 diesel engines 4 shafts, 17,424 shp (12.993 MW) (CM-21,CM-23,CM-25) 4 MTU 12V595 diesel engines 4 shafts, 22,000 shp (16 MW) (CM-22,CM-24,CM-26)[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | — |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Villeneuve-la-Garenne (SFCN) Lorient Naval Dockyard[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | Peruvian Navy |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
64 m (210 ft)[source]
at 16 kn (30 km/h)
Single source2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h)[source]
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| 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] | Corvette[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | Thomson-CSF THD 1040 Triton air/surface search radar Decca BridgeMaster E navigation radar Thomson-CSF Vega II fire-control system Thomson-CSF Castor II fire-control radar CSEE Panda optical director[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | Thomson-CSF DR-2000 ESM system[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 Exocet MM-38 SSMs 1 OTO Melara 76/62mm Compact gun 1 OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gun 1 MGP-86 mount for Igla SAM[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 | — | July 25, 1980[source] |
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| Notes | — | classified as guided missile corvette[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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