Bandar Abbas-class replenishment ship
Bandar Abbas (Persian: بندرعباس) is a class that includes a pair of fleet supply ships operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | C. Lühring Yard, Brake, Lower Saxony |
| Operators: | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Built: | 1972–1974 |
| In service: | 1974–present |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Active: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Fleet supply ship |
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| Displacement: | 4,748 tons full load |
| Length: | 108 m (354 ft 4 in) |
| Beam: | 16.6 m (54 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power: | Diesel |
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| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range: | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 59 |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | 1 telescopic hangar |
Ships in the class
| Ship | Pennant number | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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| Bandar Abbas | 421 | 11[1] or 14[2] August 1973 | April 1974[1] | In Service |
| Bushehr | 422 | 22[2] or 23[1] March 1974 | November 1974[1] | In Service |
References
- 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
- Couhat, Jean Labayle, ed. (1986), Combat Fleets of the World 1986/87: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, p. 255, ISBN 0-85368-860-5
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