IRIS Hengam (511)
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, Clyde |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Built | 1972–1974 |
| In service | 1974–present |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship Heavy |
| Displacement | 2,581 tons full load |
| Length | 93 m (305 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 80 |
IRIS Hengam (Persian: هنگام) is the lead ship of the Hengam-class landing ship. Its' hull classification is Landing Ship Heavy. The ship has been built by the Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited and is operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The ship is named after a namesake island inside Iranian territorial waters, namely Hengam Island. It us operated by the southern fleet and its home port is Bandar Abbas.
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[edit]- 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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