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At a glance
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 5
Type 056 corvettelarger figure on 2 of 5
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Measured figures
at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Single source3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Type 056 corvette |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | — |
| Name | Moudge[source] | — |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Wuchang Shipyard Liaonan Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Bangladesh Navy (C13B) Nigerian Navy (P18N) Algerian National Navy (F-15A) Royal Cambodian Navy (future)[source] |
| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | Type 037[source] |
| Built | 2001–present[source] | 2012–2021[source] |
| In service | 2010–present[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Building | 2 (Cambodian navy)[source] | |
| Completed | 22 (Type 056) 50 (Type 056A) 4 (C13B) 2 (P18N) 1 (F-15A)[source] | |
| Active | 0?[source] | 50 (PLAN) 22 (China Coast Guard) 7 (Others)[source] |
| Lost | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] | — |
| Type | Frigate[source] | Corvette (per NATO )[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | Type 360 air/surface search radar Type 347G fire control radar Bow sonar Towed array and variable depth sonar (Type 056A)[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[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 × H/PJ-26 76 mm (3.0 in) gun 2 × H/PJ-17 30 mm (1.2 in) autocannon 2× 2-cell YJ-83 anti-ship missiles , amidships 1 × 8-cell HHQ-10 SAM -based CIWS 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes[source] |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | — |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | Helipad for 1 medium-lift helicopter ( Harbin Z-9 )[source] |
| In commission | — | 2013–present[source] |
| Propulsion | — | 2 SEMT Pielstick PA6-STC diesel motors[source] |
| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |