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Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4
Zumwalt-class destroyerlarger figure on 4 of 4
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Length
Single source95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Moudge-class frigate | Zumwalt-class destroyer |
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| Name | Moudge[source] | Zumwalt class[source] |
| Builders | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] | Bath Iron Works , Ingalls Shipbuilding[source] |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Alvand class[source] | Arleigh Burke class |
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610 ft (190 m)[source]
2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source]
2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines ( each) driving Curtiss-Wright electric generators 2 × Rolls-Royce RR4500 turbine generators (
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Single source2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (35.4 MW (47,500 hp) each) driving Curtiss-Wright electric generators 2 × Rolls-Royce RR4500 turbine generators (3.8 MW (5,100 hp) each)[source]
2 × propellers driven by electric motors Total: 78 MW (105,000 shp )[source]
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| Built | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| In service | 2010–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 32[source] |
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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] | AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) ( X band active electronically scanned array )[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[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] | 20 × Mk 57 VLS modules, 4 cells per module, 80 launch cells total Each cell can contain: 4 × RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles , 1 × Tomahawk , 1 x SM-6 , or 1 × RUM-139 vertical launch anti-submarine rocket 2 × 6.1 in (155 mm)/62 caliber Advanced Gun System (functionally inoperable; only a nominal ammunition supply exists) replaced by (12) Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Hypersonic Missiles SSMs providing high value target (HVT) Land Attack and Anti-Ship strike capability. 2 × 1.2 in (30 mm) Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] | 1 × MH-60R helicopter 3 × MQ-8 Fire Scout VT- UAVs[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad[source] | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Arleigh Burke class Flight III DDG(X)[source] |
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| Cost | — | $22.5 billion program cost (FY15) $4.24B per unit (excl R&D) as of 2016[source] |
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| In commission | — | 15 October 2016[source] |
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| Cancelled | — | 29[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] United States[source] |
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