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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2
Spruance-class destroyerlarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Spruance-class destroyer |
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| Name | Moudge[source] | Spruance class[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Ingalls Shipbuilding , Pascagoula, Mississippi[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | Charles F. Adams class |
waterline
Single source529 ft (161 m) waterline 563 ft (172 m) overall[source]
at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Single source6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 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] | 1972–1983[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 | 31[source] |
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| Active | 0?[source] | 1 ( Paul F. Foster ) as SDTS[source] |
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| Lost | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] | — |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | AN/SPS-40 air search radar AN/SPG-60 fire control radar AN/SPS-55 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar Mark 23 TAS automatic detection and tracking radar AN/SPS-65 missile fire control radar AN/SQS-53 bow-mounted active sonar AN/SQR-19 TACTAS towed array passive sonar Naval Tactical Data System[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare system AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo countermeasures Mark 36 SRBOC decoy launching system AN/SLQ-49 inflatable decoys[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 × 5 in (127 mm) 54 caliber Mark 45 dual purpose guns 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns 1 × 8 cell ASROC launcher (removed) 1 × 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher 2 × quadruple Harpoon missile canisters 2 × Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes ( Mk 46 torpedoes ) 1 × 61 cell Mk 41 VLS launcher for Tomahawk missiles[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | 2 × Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Kidd class Arleigh Burke class[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1975–2005[source] |
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| Retired | — | 30[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Spruance -class destroyer[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] |
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