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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 4
Skjold-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Skjold-class corvette |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | — |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Skjold class[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Umoe Mandal , Mandal, Norway[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | Royal Norwegian Navy[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Length on cushion
Single source47.50 m (155.8 ft) 44.3 m (145 ft) (Length on cushion)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source30 knots (55.6 km/h)[source]
Maximum; In sea state 3
Single sourceMaximum; In sea state 3 In calm sea: >
Single sourceMaximum; In sea state 3 In sea state 5: >
Single sourceIn sea state 3: 45 knots (83 km/h) In sea state 5: >25 knots (46 km/h) In calm sea: >60 knots (110 km/h)[source]
at 40 knots (74 km/h)
Single source800 nmi (1,500 km) at 40 knots (74 km/h)[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] | Hauk 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] | Coastal corvette[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | Thales MRR-3D-NG air/surface radar Terma Scanter 6000 after the MLU Saab Ceros 200 FC CS-3701 electronic warfare suite Sagem Vigy 20 electro-optical sensor[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] | 8 × Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile SSMs , kept in an internal weapons bay 1 × 76mm Otobreda Super Rapid multi-role cannon 2 × 12.7mm Browning M2HB HMGs Portable SIMBAD version Mistral SAMs Protector (RWS) (Sea Protector)[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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| In commission | — | 1999–present[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Renk COGAG 2 × Pratt & Whitney ST18M plus 2 × Pratt & Whitney ST40M gas turbines → 12,170 kilowatts[source] |
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| Notes | — | Soft kill: TKWA/ MASS Other: Link 11 and Link 16[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Norway[source] |
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