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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 3
Sachsen-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Sachsen-class frigate |
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| Name | Moudge[source] | — |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Blohm + Voss Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | German Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | Lütjens class[source] |
143 m (469 ft 2 in)[source]
at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 2001–present[source] | 1999–2006[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] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | 1 × Thales Nederland SMART-L air and surface surveillance radar 1 × Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking, and guidance radar 1 × Hensoldt TRS-4D mult-function AESA radar (modernization) 2 × STN Atlas 9600-M multi-function ARPA radars 1 × STN Atlas MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system 1 × STN Atlas DSQS-24B bow sonar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | 1 FL 1800 S II ECM suite 6 Sippican Hycor SRBOC 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 × OTO-Melara 76 mm dual-purpose gun 2 × Mauser MLG 27 27 mm autocannons 32 × Mk 41 cells for SM-2 and RIM-162 ESSM surface-to-air missiles 2 × RAM launchers 2 × quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers 2 × triple torpedo launchers with MU90 Impact torpedoes[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | 2 × Sea Lynx Mk.88A or 2 NH90 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | — | F127[source] |
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| Cost | — | ~€2 billion program cost[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2003–present[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 × MTU V20 diesel engines 1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine 2 × controllable-pitch propellers[source] |
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| National origin | — | Germany[source] |
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