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 .[1]
Type
Arvandan Shipbuilding Co., the manufacturer of these vessels, is a civilian shipyard that specializes in light passenger ferries.[1] According to Jane's Fighting Ships , the ships in the class are yard auxiliary general (YAG),[2] while the International Institute for Strategic Studies classifies them as transport ship (AP).[3] The U.S. Navy has variously described the class as "auxiliary patrol vessel" or "light personnel transport".[1]
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).[2] It uses two shafts coupled with two diesel engines that provide power for a top speed of 27 knots (50 km/h).[2] Nasser vessels can carry 86 troops or 35 tons of supplies.[2]
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".[1] Trevithick also opines that they could be used as minelayers .[1] 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.[2]
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[2]
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
^ a b c d e Trevithick, Joseph (25 July 2017), "For the U.S. Navy, Iranian Harassment Is Risky Business As Usual" , The Drive , retrieved 25 August 2020
^ a b c d e f 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
^ 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 .