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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 4 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Tarantul-class corvette |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | 2 shaft COGAG turbines at 11,000 hp (8,200 kW) each, plus 2 cruising engines at 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) each (there were diesel and turbine versions of the cruising engines),[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Tarantul class[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Vympel Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
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56.0 m (183 ft 9 in)[source]
at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), operational autonomy for 10 days
Single source2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), operational autonomy for 10 days[source]
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| Preceded by | Alvand 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 | ~80 (including Pauk class )[source] |
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| Active | 0?[source] | — |
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| Lost | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Missile corvette[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | Radar: Spin trough, Bass Tilt, Peel pair, Pop group[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] | 4 × P-15 Termit /SS-N-2 Styx or 4 × P-270 Moskit /SS-N-22 Sunburn or 16 × Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade anti-ship missiles or 4 × BrahMos 1 SA-N-5 SAM (1x4) MANPADS air defence missiles 1 × 76 mm AK-176 dual purpose main gun 2 × AK-630 30 mm gun or 1 × CADS-N-1 Kashtan CIWS ( close-in weapon system ) for air defence[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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| Subclasses | — | Pauk-class corvette Veer -class corvette[source] |
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| Preserved | — | 2 or 3[source] |
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| In commission | — | Projected from 2025/26[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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