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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4
Takanami-class destroyerlarger figure on 4 of 4
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Configuration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Takanami-class destroyer |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | 2 × Ishikawajima Harima LM-2500 gas turbines 2 × Kawasaki Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines 60,000 shp (45 MW) 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Takanami -class destroyer[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki shipyard (2) IHI Marine United Yokohama Shipyard (2) Uraga Shipyard (1)[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] |
| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | Murasame class[source] |
| Built | 2001–present[source] | 2000–2004[source] |
| In service | 2010–present[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Building | — | |
| Completed | ||
| Active | 0?[source] | |
| Lost | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] | — |
| Type | Frigate[source] | General-purpose destroyer[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | OPS-25B radar OPS-28D surface-search radar OPS-20 navigational radar OQS-5 sonar UQR-2 towed sonar Type 81 fire-control system[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | NOLQ-3 ECM system 4 × Mk137 chaff dispensers[source] |
| 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 × Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun 2 × missile canister up to 8 Type 90 (SSM-1B) 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Type 68 triple torpedo tubes VLS Mk 41 (32 cells) • Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM • RUM-139 VL ASROC[source] |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | 1 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter[source] |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | Hangar and helipad[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Akizuki class[source] |
| In commission | — | 2003–present[source] |
| Country of origin | — | Japan[source] |