Nasser-class ship
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]
Class overview | |
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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: |
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Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h) |
Complement: | 86 troops |
Armament: | 1 × 12.7mm machine gun |
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] In June 2020, Iranian media published footage of a Sevom Khordad transporter-erector-launcher and radar (TELAR) unit aboard afterdeck of a ship named Shahid Siyavashi, launching a missile.[4]
Ships in the class
Known ships in commission the class are:
Ship | Hull number | Commissioned | Status |
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Nasser 111 | 111 | Unknown | In service |
Nasser 112 | 112 | Unknown | In service |
Nasser 113 | 113 | March 2011 | In service |
References
- Trevithick, Joseph (25 July 2017), "For the U.S. Navy, Iranian Harassment Is Risky Business As Usual", The Drive, retrieved 25 August 2020
- 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. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398.
- Binnie, Jeremy (24 June 2020), "Update: IRGC tests SAM system on ship", Janes