The Moudge class, alternately spelled Mowj class (meaning Wave), is a class of domestically produced Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian light frigates. It appears to be a development of the Alvand class

Alvand class frigate

The Alvand class comprise four Iranian light patrol frigates. Only three are currently in service....

 (British Saam class) design. They are described as Destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

s by the Iranian state media but the size and weight of the ships are more in keeping with that of light frigates. With a 1,420 ton displacement, the ships are also referred to as Corvette

Corvette

A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...

s since they are on the lower end of frigate tonnage.

The first ship, Jamaran is said to be completed and is stationed in the port of Bandar Abbas

Bandar Abbas

Bandar-Abbas or Bandar-e ‘Abbās , also Romanized as Bandar ‘Abbās, Bandar ‘Abbāsī, and Bandar-e ‘Abbās; formerly known as Cambarão and Port Comorão to Portuguese traders, as Gombroon to English traders and as Gamrun or Gumrun to Dutch merchants) is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on...

. On February 23, 2007, Iranian media reported that production had started on a second ship, Velayat.

Ships in the class

Ship	Pennant Number	Port	Launched	Status
Jamaran Iranian Frigate Jamaran Jamaran is the name of a domestically produced Mowj class guided missile frigate launched in early 2010 in Bandar-e-Abbas, Iran. Iran said that the design and building of Jamaran and the missile boat were among the greatest achievements of the Iranian Navy and the ship's launch marks a major...	376	Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas Bandar-Abbas or Bandar-e ‘Abbās , also Romanized as Bandar ‘Abbās, Bandar ‘Abbāsī, and Bandar-e ‘Abbās; formerly known as Cambarão and Port Comorão to Portuguese traders, as Gombroon to English traders and as Gamrun or Gumrun to Dutch merchants) is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on...	2010	In service.
Velayat	377	Bandar Anzali	-	Under construction