Moudge-class frigate vs Rajput-class destroyer

AWarships

Moudge-class frigate

Frigate

Credit

Tasnim News Agency · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BWarships

Rajput-class destroyer

Guided missile destroyer

Credit

PH1 SMITH · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Moudge-class frigateLength

95 m

Length source ↗

Rajput-class destroyerLength

146.5 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Rajput-class destroyerlarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+54%
Beam+42%
Draught+48%
Speed+17%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

95m

147m

Length+54%

All recorded figures & sources

95 m

Length

Single source

95 m (311 ft 8 in)^[source]

146.5 m

Length

Single source

146.5 m (481 ft)^[source]

11.1m

15.8m

Beam+42%

All recorded figures & sources

11.1 m

Beam

Single source

11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)^[source]

15.8 m

Beam

Single source

15.8 m (52 ft)^[source]

3.25m

4.8m

Draught+48%

All recorded figures & sources

3.25 m

Draught

Single source

3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)^[source]

4.8 m

Draught

Single source

4.8 m (16 ft)^[source]

1,500t

3,950 tons standard 4,974 tons full load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

1,500 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

1,500 tonnes^[source]

3,950 tons standard 4,974 tons full load^[source]

140

320including 35 officers

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

140 people

Complement

Single source

140^[source]

320 people

including 35 officers

Single source

320 (including 35 officers)^[source]

56km/hMaximum; Speed

65km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+17%

All recorded figures & sources

55.6 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

30 knots (55.6 km/h)^[source]

65 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

35 knots (65 km/h)^[source]

—

8,300kmat 18 knots (33 km/h)

Range

All recorded figures & sources

8,300 km

at 18 knots (33 km/h)

Single source

4,800 km

at 30 knots (56 km/h)

Single source

4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) 2,600 nautical miles (4,800 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Moudge-class frigate and Rajput-class destroyer configuration
Specification	Moudge-class frigate	Rajput-class destroyer
Power	2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators^[source]	4 × Zorya-Mashproekt M3E gas turbines in COGAG , 72,000 hp (54,000 kW); 2 shafts^[source]
Name	Moudge^[source]	Rajput^[source]
Builders	Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization^[source]	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant^[source]
Operators	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy^[source]	Indian Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Alvand class^[source]	—
Built	2001–present^[source]	—
In service	2010–present^[source]	—
Planned	7^[source]	5^[source]
Building	1^[source]	—
Completed	6^[source]	5^[source]
Active	0?^[source]	3^[source]
Lost	6 (1 unconfirmed)^[source]	—
Type	Frigate^[source]	Guided missile destroyer^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	Asr 3D PESA long-range radar^[source]	Navigation: 2 × Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency, Air: 1 × MP-500 Kliver radar at C-band or 1 × Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band (installed on INS Ranjit ), Air/Surface: 1 × MR-310U Angara radar at E-band, replaced by 1 × EL/M-2238 STAR Communication: Inmarsat , Sonar: 1 × hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 × Vyega MG-325 variable depth sonar^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × 8 tube chaff launcher^[source]	—
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]	See Armaments^[source]
Aircraft carried	1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter^[source]	1 × Ka-28 in last two ships and HAL Chetak helicopter in first three ships^[source]
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing pad^[source]	—
Succeeded by	—	Delhi class^[source]
Retired	—	2^[source]
Country of origin	—	Soviet Union^[source]

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Moudge-class frigate

Rajput-class destroyer

Power

2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators^[source]

4 × Zorya-Mashproekt M3E gas turbines in COGAG , 72,000 hp (54,000 kW); 2 shafts^[source]

Name

Moudge^[source]

Rajput^[source]

Builders

Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization^[source]

61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant^[source]

Operators

Islamic Republic of Iran Navy^[source]

Indian Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Alvand class^[source]

—

Built

2001–present^[source]

—

In service

2010–present^[source]

—

Planned

7^[source]

5^[source]

Building

1^[source]

—

Completed

6^[source]

5^[source]

Active

0?^[source]

3^[source]

Lost

6 (1 unconfirmed)^[source]

—

Type

Frigate^[source]

Guided missile destroyer^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

Asr 3D PESA long-range radar^[source]

Navigation: 2 × Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency, Air: 1 × MP-500 Kliver radar at C-band or 1 × Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band (installed on INS Ranjit ), Air/Surface: 1 × MR-310U Angara radar at E-band, replaced by 1 × EL/M-2238 STAR Communication: Inmarsat , Sonar: 1 × hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 × Vyega MG-325 variable depth sonar^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

2 × 8 tube chaff launcher^[source]

—

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]

See Armaments^[source]

Aircraft carried

1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter^[source]

1 × Ka-28 in last two ships and HAL Chetak helicopter in first three ships^[source]

Aviation facilities

Helicopter landing pad^[source]

—

Succeeded by

—

Delhi class^[source]

Retired

—

2^[source]

Country of origin

—

Soviet Union^[source]