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Hengam-class landing ship
Class overview
BuildersYarrow Shipbuilders Limited, Clyde
OperatorsIslamic Republic of Iran Navy
Built1972–1974; 1977–1984
In service1974–present
Planned6
Completed4
Cancelled2
Active4
General characteristics
TypeLanding Ship Heavy
Displacement2,581 tons full load
Length93 m (305 ft 1 in)
Beam15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed powerDiesel
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)
Range4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement80

Hengam (Persian: هنگام) is a class of Landing Ship Heavy built by the Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited and operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. A total of 6 ships were originally planned but eventually last two were cancelled. Each of the four ships in service in the class is named after a namesake island inside Iranian territorial waters, namely Hengam Island, Larak Island, Tonb Islands, and Lavan Island respectively.

Ships in the class

Ships of the class are:

Ship Namesake Hull number Laid down Launched Commissioned Status
IRIS Hengam Hengam Island 511 late 1972 29 September 1973 12 August 1974 In service
IRIS Larak Larak Island 512 1973 7 May 1974 12 November 1974 In service
IRIS Tonb Tonb Islands 513 Unknown 27 February 1979 21 February 1985 In service
IRIS Lavan Lavan Island 514 6 February 1978 6 December 1979 16 January 1985 In service

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, p. 186
  2. Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, p. 393

Sources

  • Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996), "Iran", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, Conway Maritime Press, pp. 183–188, ISBN 978-1557501325
  • 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, pp. 382–395, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
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