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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
Valour-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at waterline
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Valour-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | CODAG WARP 2 MTU 16V 1163 TB93 diesel engines , 5,920 kilowatts (7,940 hp) each, 2 shafts for cruise; 1 General Electric LM2500 , 20,000 kilowatts (27,000 hp) 1 waterjet[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Valour-class[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft , Kiel and Blohm+Voss , Hamburg[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
overall
Single source107.3 m (352 ft 0 in) at waterline 121 m (397 ft 0 in) overall[source]
at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Single source8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (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.
South African Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | President class[source] |
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| Built | 2001–present[source] | 2001–2002[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 |
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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 frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | Surveillance radar : Thales Naval France MRR-3D NG G-band multi-role radar Optical radar tracker : 2 Reutech RTS 6400 monopulse X band (I/J bands) combined radar and optronics trackers Electro-optical tracker : Reutech Electro-optical tracker Identification friend or foe : Tellumat Integrated Naval Identification friend or foe system Target designation sights : M-Tek Target Designation Sights Sonar : Thales UMS4132 Kingklip sonar Obstacle avoidance sonar : MDS 3060[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | ESM/ECM : Saab Grintek Avitronics SME 100/200 ESM (Intercept and Jammer) & ELINT Decoys : 2 Saab Grintek Avitronics MRL Super Barricade chaff launchers (96 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] | Anti-ship missiles : 8 MBDA MM 40 Exocet Block 2 surface-to-surface missiles (mounted in two four-cell launchers) Surface-to-air : 16 Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles in a 32-cell Vertical launching system , can be increased to 32 missiles Naval guns : 1 Otobreda 76 mm gun 1 Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun ( CIWS ) 2 Mk1 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 12.7 mm Rogue remotely operated guns ASW : 4 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | 2 SuperLynx 300 , 1 Atlas Oryx , 2 AgustaWestland AW109 , 1 Denel Rooivalk or various UAVs (Planned)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | Flight deck Enclosed hangar[source] |
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| Cost | — | R 9.65 billion (2007) for 4 units R 2.41 billion (2007) per unit[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Endurance | — | 28 days[source] |
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| Armour | — | Welded GL-D36 steel[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source] |
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