Peykaap I-class torpedo boat

Zoljenah (Persian: ذوالجناح‎, lit. 'two-winged', named after Zuljanah; also known as Peykaap I or IPS-16) is a class of fast torpedo boat operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is described a stealth craft whose unusual armament suggests a "ship-disabling role".[1]

For the ten-wheel drive carrying air-defense system, see Zoljenah truck.
Peykaap I-class speedboat
Class overview
Operators: Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
In service: 2002–present
General characteristics
Type: Fast patrol boat
Displacement: 14 tons
Length: 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Beam: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Draught: 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
Installed power: Diesel
Propulsion: 2 × diesel engines, 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW)
Speed: 52 knots (96 km/h)
Complement: 3
Armament:
  • 1 × 12.7mm machine gun
  • 2 × 324mm torpedo tubes

History

IPS-16 boats were purchased from North Koreain the early 2000s. The first six were reportedly delivered to Iran on 8 December 2002, aboard freighter Iran Meead.[1] Iran then reverse engineered the boat and has been able to produce it domestically.[2]

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships have a standard displacement of 14 t (14 long tons).[1] The class design is 17 m (56 ft) long, would have a beam of 3.75 m (12.3 ft) and a draft of 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in).[1] It uses one surface piercing propeller, powered by two diesel engines.[1] This system was designed to provide 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) for a top speed of 52 knots (96 km/h).[1]

Armament

Zoljenah-class boats are equipped with a 12.7mm machine guns,[1] but their primary armament is two single 324mm torpedo tubes.[3]

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. Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies (PDF), Office of Naval Intelligence, February 2017, p. 28, ISBN 978-0160939686
  3. 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.
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