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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
Ticonderoga-class cruiserlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | — |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Ticonderoga class[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Ingalls Shipbuilding Bath Iron Works[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
567 feet (173 m)[source]
at 20 kn (37 km/h)
Single sourceat 30 kn (56 km/h)
Single source6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h); 3,300 nmi (6,100 km) at 30 kn (56 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] | Strike cruiser (planned, canceled) Virginia -class cruiser (actual)[source] |
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| Built | 2001–present[source] | 1980–1994[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 | 27[source] |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Lost | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] | — |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Guided-missile cruiser[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | AN/SPY-1 A/B multi-function radar AN/SPS-49 air search radar (Removed on some ships) AN/SPG-62 fire control radar AN/SPS-73 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar AN/SQQ-89 (V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of: AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie[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] | CG-47 – 51 2 × Mk 26 missile launchers 68 × RIM-66 SM-2 20 × RUR-5 ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/54 caliber Mark 45 lightweight gun 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes CG-52 – 73 2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing 122 × mix of: RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV RIM-161 SM-3 RIM-162A ESSM RIM-174A Standard ERAM BGM-109 Tomahawk RUM-139A VL-ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun 2 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | — | Cruiser Baseline (planned, canceled, succeeded by CG[X]) CG(X) (planned, canceled) Arleigh Burke -class destroyer Flight III (actual) DDG(X) (planned)[source] |
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| Cost | — | ~ US$1,000,000,000 (equivalent to $2,172,204,760 in 2025) in 1994, for final ship[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1983–present[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — | 21[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers 2 × rudders[source] |
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| Armor | — | Limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] |
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