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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 4
Vishnya-class intelligence shiplarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Vishnya-class intelligence ship |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | 2 shafts, 2x Zgoda Sulzer 12AV 25/30 diesel engines , 4,400 bhp (3,300 kW )[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | — |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Stocznia Północna , Gdańsk , Poland[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | Soviet Navy Russian Navy[source] |
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91.5 m (300 ft 2 in)[source]
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| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | Balzam 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] | Intelligence collection ship[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] | Radar: MR-212/201 (Palm Frond) Sonar: MG-349, MGP-303[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | Various intercept arrays and radio direction finding equipment[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] | 2 AK-630 six-barreled Gatling 30 mm/L60 guns 2 SA-N-8 surface-to-air missiles[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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| Succeeded by | — | Yury Ivanov class[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1985–present[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] Soviet Union[source] |
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