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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 5
Rover-class tankerlarger figure on 4 of 5
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Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Rover-class tanker |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | 2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA 4 diesel engines 1 × shaft Bow thruster 15,360 hp (11,450 kW)[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | — |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Swan Hunter[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | Royal Fleet Auxiliary Indonesian Navy Portuguese Navy[source] |
461 ft (141 m)[source]
at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source15,000 nmi (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 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] | Dale class[source] |
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| Built | 2001–present[source] | 1968–1974[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] | Tanker[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | Sperry Marine Visionmaster radars and ECDIS. 1690 I band navigation radars[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | 2 × Corvus and 2 × Plessey Shield decoy launchers Graseby Type 182 towed torpedo decoy[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] | 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 × 7.62 mm machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | Helicopter deck (no hangar)[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Tide class[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1970–2017 (RFA)[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Tonnage | — | 6,692 t DWT[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 3,000 m 3 (19,000 bbl) of fuel[source] |
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| National origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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