| Sina-class fast attack craft | |
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| Operators: | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Preceded by: | La Combattante IIa class |
| In service: | 2003–present |
| Building: | 3 |
| Planned: | 10 |
| Completed: | 5 |
| Active: | 5 |
Sina (Persian: سینا) is a class of upgraded La Combattante IIa-class fast attack craft developed by Iran.
History[]
One of major naval production projects in Iran,[1] it delivered Iran's first ever domestically-built warship in 2003.[2] Abhijit Singh, a senior fellow at Observer Research Foundation described the project as "a proud testimony of Iran’s abilities at reverse engineering".[3] According to Anthony Cordesman, Sina class ships have been "heavily updated" in comparison to the French-made La Combattante IIa class.[4] As of 2012, reportedly 10 ships were planned in this class.[5]
Armament[]
Ships of this class are equipped with four box launchers with C-802 or Noor, as well as one 76mm chaser.[1]
Ships in the class[]
As of 2015, four ships (Sina 5 to 8) were under construction, two of them in the Caspian Sea and the other two at Bandar Abbas.[6] In 2020, Farzin Nadimi of The Washington Institute wrote that production of these ships has not improved as expected.[7]
| Ship | Pennant number | Shipyard | Commissioned | Status |
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| Paykan | P224 | Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali | 29 September 2003 | In service |
| Joshan | P225 | Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali | 22 September 2006 | In service |
| Derafsh | P233 | Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali | 6 October 2009 | In service |
| Separ | P234 | Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali | 5 December 2017 | In service |
| Zereh | P235 | Naval Factories, Bandar Abbas | 13 January 2021 | In service |
| Sina 6 | TBA | Unknown | TBA | Under construction |
| Sina 7 | TBA | Unknown | TBA | Under construction |
| Sina 8 | TBA | Unknown | TBA | Under construction |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies". Office of Naval Intelligence. February 2017. p. 30. ISBN 978-0160939686. https://www.oni.navy.mil/Portals/12/Intel%20agencies/iran/Iran%20022217SP.pdf.
- ↑ Connell, Michael; Nadimi, Farzin; Miller, John (10 June 2020). "Iran's Asymmetric Naval Response to 'Maximum Pressure'". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/irans-asymmetric-naval-response-to-maximum-pressure.
- ↑ Singh, Abhijit (2010). "Dark Chill in the Persian Gulf – Iran's Conventional and Unconventional Naval Forces". National Maritime Foundation. pp. 113. Digital object identifier:10.1080/09733159.2010.559788. ISSN 1946-6609.
- ↑ Cordesman, Anthony (2016). "Routledge Handbook of Naval Strategy and Security". Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 9781138840935.
- ↑ Nugent, Bob; Cohen, Josh (2012). "The Gulf State Navies". AMI International. p. 32. http://www.amiinter.com/pdf/doc040612.pdf.
- ↑ Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds (2015). "IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016". Coulsdon: IHS Jane's. p. 388. ISBN 9780710631435. OCLC 919022075.
- ↑ 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. 38. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PolicyFocus164-Nadimi-v2.pdf.
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