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Class overview
BuildersC. Lühring Yard, Brake, Lower Saxony
OperatorsIslamic Republic of Iran Navy
Built1972–1974
In service1974–present
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeFleet supply ship
Tonnage
  • 3,237 tons GT
  • 3,302 tons DWT
Displacement4,748 tons full load
Length108 m (354 ft 4 in)
Beam16.6 m (54 ft 6 in)
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Installed powerDiesel
Propulsion
  • 2 × MAN 6L 52/55 engines, 12,060 horsepower (8.99 MW)
  • 2 × shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement59
Armament
  • 3 × GAM-B01 20mm
  • 2 × 12.7mm machine guns
Aircraft carried1 helicopter
Aviation facilities1 telescopic hangar

Bandar Abbas (Persian: بندرعباس) is a class that includes a pair of fleet supply ships operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.

Ships in the class

Ship Pennant number Launched Commissioned Status
Bandar Abbas 421 11 or 14 August 1973 April 1974 In Service
Bushehr 422 22 or 23 March 1974 November 1974 In Service

References

  1. ^ 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. 389, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
  2. ^ Couhat, Jean Labayle, ed. (1986), Combat Fleets of the World 1986/87: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, p. 255, ISBN 0-85368-860-5
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