IRIS Paykan (2003)
History | |
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Iran | |
Name | Paykan |
Builder | Iran |
In service | 29 September 2003 |
Identification |
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Status | In service as of 2007 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sina-class fast attack craft |
Displacement | 275 tons full load |
Length | 47 m (154 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion | 4 diesels, 4 shafts, 14,400 bhp (10,700 kW) |
Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Complement | 31 |
Armament |
The Iranian missile boat Paykan (Persian: پيکان) is an Iranian-made Sina-class fast attack craft. The Sina class is nearly identical to the Kaman class and Paykan and Joshan are both often referred to as members of the Kaman class.
Design
[edit]Paykan was Iran's first self-made missile boat and is equipped with two or four C802 SSM anti-ship missiles, one Fajr-27 76 mm dual-purpose gun and one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun.
Paykan was built in memory of the original Paykan, that sank three Iraqi Navy Osa II boats in 1980 during Operation Morvarid,[1] it also has the same pennant number as the original one.
See also
[edit]- List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
- List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
References
[edit]- ^ Muffin, Tom. "Operation Moravid". iinavy.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- News about the Paykan (29 September 2003 section)
- Iran launches Paykan missile boat in Caspian waters
- Picture of Paykan