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IRANIAN NAVY (IRAN)

COASTAL FORCES

AZAR motor launches (1954-1955)

Azar 1960

Names

أزر [Azar]

شهب، جهب [Chahab]

درخش [Darakhsh]

نفك [Navak]

بيكن [Peykan]

تندر [Tondar]

تندبد [Tondbad]

توفن [Toufan]

توسن [Tousan]

Builders

CN Lamar, La Spezia, Italy: Azar, Chahab, Darakhsh, Navak, Peykan, Tondar, Tondbad, Toufan, Tousan

Completed

1954-1955: Azar, Chahab, Darakhsh, Navak, Peykan, Tondar, Tondbad, Toufan, Tousan

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

early 1970s: Azar, Chahab, Darakhsh, Navak, Peykan, Tondar, Tondbad, Toufan, Tousan

 

Displacement standard, t

65

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

27.5

Breadth, m

 

Draught, m

 

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

1000

Max speed, kts

22

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 2 - 12.7/90
Electronic equipment type 291 radar

Complement

10

Project history: Small patrol boats.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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