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Nasser-class ship

Class overview
Builders	Arvandan Shipbuilding Co.
Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
General characteristics
Type	Auxiliary ship
Displacement	35 tons of supplies
Length	33 m (108 ft 3 in)
Beam	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draught	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines 2 × shafts
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h)
Complement	86 troops
Armament	1 × 12.7mm machine gun

Nasser (Persian: ناصر, lit. 'helper') is a class of auxiliary ships built by Iranian shipyard Arvandan and operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Type

Arvandan Shipbuilding Co., the manufacturer of these vessels, is a civilian shipyard that specializes in light passenger ferries. According to Jane's Fighting Ships, the ships in the class are yard auxiliary general (YAG), while the International Institute for Strategic Studies classifies them as transport ship (AP). The U.S. Navy has variously described the class as "auxiliary patrol vessel" or "light personnel transport".

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The class design is 33 m (108 ft) long, would have a beam of 8 m (26 ft) and a draft of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). It uses two shafts coupled with two diesel engines that provide power for a top speed of 27 knots (50 km/h). Nasser vessels can carry 86 troops or 35 tons of supplies.

Armament

Joseph Trevithick, a fellow at GlobalSecurity.org, says the vessels seem "lightly armed", adding that it "did not necessarily mean it might not have been threatening". Trevithick also opines that they could be used as minelayers. The 2015 edition of Jane's mentions that the ships are equipped with one 12.7mm machine gun, as well as unknown electro-optic systems.

Ships in the class

Known ships of the class include:

Name	Hull №	Code letters	Commissioned	Status
Un­known	111	Un­known	Un­known	In service
Un­known	112	Un­known	Un­known	In service
Un­known	113	Un­known	March 2011	In service
Un­known	114	Un­known	Un­known	In service
Un­known	115	Un­known	Un­known	In service
Shahid Nasserinejad	116		Un­known	In service
Shahid Basir	TBD	TBD	TBD	Under construction

References

1. ^ Trevithick, Joseph (25 July 2017), "For the U.S. Navy, Iranian Harassment Is Risky Business As Usual", The Drive, retrieved 25 August 2020
2. ^ 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. 395, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
3. The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398. S2CID 219624897.

v t e Ship classes of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Coastal warfare vessels	PTGF Tondar class
Patrol vessels	PB Ghaem class Pashe class Heidar class PBFT Peykaap I class Kajami class Gahjae class Tarlan class PBFG Azarakhsh class Peykaap II class Peykaap III class MK13 class PBF Ashura class Taregh class Zafar class RIB class Cougar class Seraj class MIL 55 class MIL 40 class Kashdom class Murce class Tir class
Amphibious warfare vessels	LSL Hormuz 21 class LST Hormuz 24 class
Auxiliary ships	AP Nasser class HARTH Shahid Nazeri class Shahid Soleimani class
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