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Specifications
Constellation Moudge
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇮🇷 Iran
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Guided-missile frigate Frigate
Manufacturer Fincantieri Marinette Marine Iranian Navy's Factories
Year introduced 2029 2010
Number built 2 units 6 units
Estimated unit price $1,280 million NA
Displacement 7,291 tons 1,500 tons
Maximum speed 26.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 6,000 nm at 16 knots NA
Length 151.2 m 95.0 m
Beam 19.8 m 11.1 m
Crew 200 140
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Armament & Systems
Constellation Moudge
Armament
  • 32 Mark 41 VLS cells
  • BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile
  • RIM-162 ESSM Block 2
  • RIM-174 Standard ERAM
  • RIM-66 Standard SM-2 Block 3C
  • 16 × canister-launched over-the-horizon anti-ship weapons
  • RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
  • Mk 110 57 mm gun
  • M240 or M2 machine 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
  • 4 × Mehrab SAM or 4 × Sayyad-3 SAM
  • 4 × Noor or Qader anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × triple 324 mm torpedoes
Propulsion CODLAG: 1 × General Electric LM2500+G4 gas turbine, 2 × electric propulsion motors (INDAR 2 x 3.4 MW), 4 × ship service diesel generators (Rolls-Royce MTU 20V 4000 M53B engine 3000 kW), 2 x fixed-pitch propellers, 1 × auxiliary propulsion unit 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines, 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Constellation-class or Moudge-class?
The Constellation-class has greater displacement at 7,291 tons compared to the Moudge-class's 1,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Constellation-class or Moudge-class?
The Moudge-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Constellation-class's 26 knots.
Which has longer range, the Constellation-class or Moudge-class?
The Constellation-class has a longer range at 6,000 nautical miles compared to the Moudge-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Constellation-class or Moudge-class?
The Constellation-class is longer at 151.2 meters compared to the Moudge-class's 95.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Constellation-class and Moudge-class have?
The Constellation-class has a larger crew complement of 200 compared to the Moudge-class's 140 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Constellation-class or Moudge-class?
The Moudge-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Constellation-class.