IRIS Khalij-e Fars | |
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Model of training ship Khalij-e-Fars on Parade (cropped).jpg | |
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Name: | Khalij-e Fars |
Namesake: | Persian Gulf |
Operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
Ordered: | 18 September 2012 |
Builder: | Iranian Navy's Factories, Bandar Abbas |
Laid down: | 30 November 2019 |
Out of service: | Eagle eye radar |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Khalije Fars-class destroyer |
Displacement: | 6,500 tonnes |
Length: | 154 m (505 ft 3 in) |
Beam: | 18 m (59 ft 1 in) |
Draught: | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Range: | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) |
Khalij-e Fars (Persian: خلیج فارس, lit. "Persian Gulf") is the lead ship of Project Loghman and an upcoming training ship/destroyer of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy currently under construction.[1]
Construction[]
Work on the ship began on September 18, 2012 under the Project Loghman, after being confirmed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.[2]
Description[]
Khalij-e Fars is set to be 154 m (505 ft) long and would have a draft of 5 m (16 ft).[1] The ship will approximately displace 6,500 tonnes (6,400 long tons), and reportedly can reach top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h).[1] The nominal range of the ship is 8,000 nmi (15,000 km).[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nadimi, Farzin (April 2020). "Iran’s Evolving Approach to Asymmetric Naval Warfare: Strategy and Capabilities in the Persian Gulf". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. p. 55. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PolicyFocus164-Nadimi-v2.pdf.
- ↑ «لقمان»؛ پروژه منحصر به فرد نیرویدریایی ارتش Fars News Agency
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