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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
Zulfiquar-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Zulfiquar-class frigate |
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| Power | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] | CODAD 4 × Pielstick 16PA6STC at 5.1 MW (6,800 hp) 4 × MTU diesels generator set 8V396TE54 at 680 kW (910 hp)[source] |
| Name | Moudge[source] | Zulfiqar class[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Hudong–Zhonghua , China KS&EW Ltd , Pakistan[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
123.2 m (404 ft 2 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | Tariq class[source] |
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| Built | 2001–present[source] | 2006–2009[source] |
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| In service | 2010–present[source] | 2008–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] | SUR 17 / Type 517 long range radar air surveillance radar SR-60 / Type 360 Radar air/surface search radar KH 2007 navigation radar Atlas ASO-94 Hull Mounted Sonar 2 x Type 347 CIWS fire-control radar (fore and aft) Type 345 SAM fire-control radar CIWS electro-optical director Radar warning receiver suite[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] | RWD-8 intercept, NJ8I-3 jammer Decoy flare , chaff launchers[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] | Guns: 1 × 76.2 mm calibre AK–176 M main gun 2 × Type 730B CIWS Missiles: 1 × 8-cell FM-90N SAM launcher 2 × 4-cell C-802 SSM launchers Other: 2 × 3-cell ET-52C torpedo launchers 2 × 6-cell RDC-32 anti-submarine rockets 1 x 1-cell Anti-ship ballistic missile 2 x 1-cell cruise missile[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | 1 × Harbin Z-9 EC ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | Flight deck and enclosed hangar[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Tughril-class frigate Jinnah class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Type 053H3 frigate[source] |
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| Cost | — | $750 million USD (4 Ships) $187.5 million USD per unit[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2009–present[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Pakistan[source] |
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