Class overview | |
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Builders | Ravestein B.V., Netherlands |
Operators | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
Built | 1984–1985 |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Landing ship |
Displacement | 1,301 tons full load |
Length | 65 m (213 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Installed power | Diesel |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
Iran Hormoz 21 (Persian: ایران هرمز ۲۱, also known as MIG-S-5000) is a class of landing ship tank (LST)[1] or landing craft tank (LCT)[2] operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
History
[edit]Two of these ships were ordered to Ravestein B.V. shipyard in Deest, Netherlands for civilian use, and were built between 1984 and 1985.[1] The Marine Industries Organization has built the class ingeniously, but all of its products are in commercial use.[1] One was launched in mid-1995 and another in 1997.[1]
Ships in the class
[edit]The vessels of this class in IRGC service are:
Ship | Namesake | Hull number | Status |
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Hejaz | Hejaz | 21 | In service |
Karbala | Karbala | 22 | In service |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 393, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
- ^ The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398. S2CID 219624897.