Karbala-class landing ship

Karbala-class landing ship
Karbala-class landing ship
Class overview
Builders:	Marine Industries Organization
Operators:	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
In service:	1995–present
General characteristics
Type:	Landing Ship Logistics
Displacement:	280 tons full load
Length:	37 m (121 ft 5 in)
Beam:	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draught:	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Installed power:	Diesel
Propulsion:	2 × MWM TBD 234 VB, 879 horsepower (0.655 MW); 2 × shafts;
Speed:	10 knots (19 km/h)
Range:	400 nautical miles (740 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement:	8

The Karbala (Persian: کربلا‎, also known as MIG-S-3700) is a class of Landing Ship Logistics operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.^[1]

History[]

The ship is assembled at Shahid Darvishi Marine Industries, Bandar Abbas.^[1]

Ships in the class[]

Known ships in commission the class are:^[1]

Ship	Namesake	Pennant number	Launched	Status
Fouque	Unknown	101	June 1998	In service
Qeshm	Qeshm Island	504	September 1995	In service
Hormoz	Hormuz Island	505	September 1995	In service
Farour	Faror Island	506	Unknown	In service
Unknown	Unknown	507	Unknown	In service
Unknown	Unknown	508	Unknown	In service

According to 2015 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships, there are more ships of this class in commercial service and navy can acquire more in case they are required.^[1]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds (2015). "IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016". Coulsdon: IHS Jane's. p. 393. ISBN 9780710631435. OCLC 919022075.

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[Janes-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds (2015). "IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016". Coulsdon: IHS Jane's. p. 393. ISBN 9780710631435. OCLC 919022075.

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