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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 2
Safeguard-class rescue and salvage shiplarger figure on 1 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
o/a
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship |
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| Range | — | 17,500[source] |
| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | 4 × Caterpillar 399 diesel engines 4,200 shp (3 MW) 2 × shafts and controllable-pitch propellers[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Safeguard class[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Peterson Builders[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
255 ft (78 m) o/a[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | Bolster class[source] |
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| Built | 2001–present[source] | 1982–1984[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] | Rescue and salvage ship[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[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] | 2 × Mk 38 25 mm chain guns 2 × 0.5 in (12.7 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] | — |
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| Succeeded by | — | Navajo class[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1985–present[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Ice class | — | 1A[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] |
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