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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
Visakhapatnam-class destroyerlarger 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 | Visakhapatnam-class destroyer |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | COGAG 2 × Zorya M36E gas turbines , with 4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines and 2 × RG-54 gearboxes 2 × Bergen/ GRSE KVM-diesel engines, 9,900 hp (7,400 kW) each 4 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets driving Cummins KTA50G3 engines and Kirloskar 1 MV AC generators[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Visakhapatnam -class[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
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163 m (534 ft 9 in)[source]
50 officers + 250 sailors
Single source300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)[source]
at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Indian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | Kolkata 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 |
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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 destroyer[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | Radar :- IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar BEL RAWL-02/LW-08 L-Band air-search radar Terma / Tata Scanter-6002 X-Band surface-search radar Sonar :- BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar BEL Nagin active towed-array sonar Combat Suite :- "Combat Management System" (CMS)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | DRDO Shakti EW suite (equipped with ESM / ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)) DRDO Nayan COMINT suite Decoys :- 4 × Kavach decoy launchers 2 × Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems[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-air warfare :- 4 × 8-cell VLS , for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles Anti-surface warfare :- 2 × 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine warfare :- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers Guns :- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 4 × AK-630M CIWS 4 × OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | 2 × HAL Dhruv , Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk or Sea King Mk. 42B[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Project 15C Project 18A[source] |
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| Cost | — | ₹ 35,800 crore (equivalent to ₹ 420 billion or US$4.4 billion in 2023) for four ships (FY 2020) ₹ 8,950 crore (equivalent to ₹ 110 billion or US$1.1 billion in 2023) per ship (FY 2020)[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 55 days[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 4 × RHIB[source] |
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| Notes | — | Modified derivative of the Kolkata -class destroyer .[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | India[source] |
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