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IRIS Khalij-e Fars
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]

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