Moudge class frigate

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Class overview

Builders:	Iran
Operators:	Iran
Preceded by:	Alvand class frigate
Building:	1
Completed:	2
Active:	1
General characteristics
Displacement:	1,400^[1]
Length:	94 metres (308.4 ft) ^[1]
Beam:	10 metres (32.8 ft) ^[1]
Draft:	3.1 metres (10.2 ft) ^[1]
Propulsion:	2 x 10,000 hp engines 4 x 550 kW diesel generators^[1]
Speed:	28 knots (51.9 km/h) ^[1]
Complement:	120-140
Armament:	(Estimated) 4 x C-802 (or maybe improved C-803) anti-ship missiles or 4 x HY-2 (CSSC-3) 1 × 76 mm Fajr-27 naval gun 1 x twin 37 mm AAA
Aviation facilities:	Helicopter Landing pad only

The Moudge class, alternately spelled Mowaj class or Mowj class (meaning Wave)^[2], is a class of domestically produced Iranian light frigates. It appears to be a development of the Alvand class (British Saam class) design.^{[citation needed]} They are described Destroyers by the Iranian state media but the size and weight of the ships are more in keeping with that of modern frigates. With a 1,400 ton displacement, the ships are also referred to as Corvettes since they are on the lower end of frigate tonnage.

The first ship, Moudge I is said to be completed and is stationed in the port of Bandar Abbas. On February 23, 2007, Iranian media reported that production had started on a second ship, Moudge II.^[3] Images of the ships are not readily available except for a publicity photo of a model.^[4] However, Google Earth users have claimed to identify a Moudge class frigate at Bandar Abbas.^[5] The Fars News Agency also mistakenly placed an image of the 9,800 ton USS Kidd (DDG-993) in its non-English version of the Moudge II construction announcement.^[6]