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Iranian Navy's Moudge-class frigate Dena joins exercise in the Indian Ocean.


| 2022

According to information published by Press TV on March 29, 2022, the Iranian Navy has dispatched its Moudge-class frigate Dena to international maritime exercises held in the Indian Ocean.
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Russian Vyborg Shipyard laid the Purga ice class coastguard ship of project 23550 925 001 Moudge class frigate Dena (Picture source: Press TV)


Dena is the fourth Moudge (or Mowj) class that is a class of domestically-produced Iranian light frigates. She was commissioned with a ceremony held in Bandar Abbas on 14 June 2021.

The Mowj-Class frigate has a length of 95 m, a beam of 11.1 m, a draught of 3.25 m, and a displacement of 1,500 tones. She is powered by two 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines and four 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators. The ship can reach a top speed of 30 knots (55,6 km/h). She has a crew of 140 people.

The Mowj-Class frigate is armed with four Noor or Qader anti-ship missiles, one 76 mm Fajr-27 naval gun, one 40 mm Fath-40 AAA or 1x 30mm Kamand CIWS (Close-In Weapon System), 16 tube chaff launchers, two Oerlikon 20mm automatic cannons, four Mehrab SAM (Surface-to-Air Missile), a naval version of the Sayyad-2, two triple 324 mm torpedoes and two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns.


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