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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 4
Qahir-class corvettelarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
oa
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Qahir-class corvette |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | 2 shafts, 4× Crossley-SEMP-Pielstck 16PA6 V280 STC Diesels 32,000 bhp (24,000 kW)[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | — |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | VT Group , UK[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | Oman[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
pp
Single source83.70 m (274 ft 7 in) oa 78.50 m (257 ft 7 in) pp[source]
at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Single source5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | 1× Kelvin-Hughes Type 1007 Navigation radar 1× HSA MW-08 3D air/surface search radar 1× Thomson-CSF Castor IIJ MRR Fire control radar 1× HSA STING radar/optical fire control[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] | 1× Otobreda 76 mm 62 Super Rapid gun 2× Oerlikon GAM-BO1 20mm cannon 1× octuple Crotale NG SAM launcher (16 missiles) 8× MM40 Block 2 Exocet anti-ship missiles[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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| Class & type | — | Corvette[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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