List of equipment of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy

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This is a list of equipment of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Principal surface combatants[edit]

Ships Pennant number Origin Picture Class Displacement Note
High-aspect-ratio twin-hull vessel (1)
Shahid Soleimani FS313-01 Iran
File:Shahid Soleimani class ship.jpg
 Shahid Soleimani-class 800 tons Domestically-built, commissioned in September 2022[1][2]
Fast attack craft (11)
Shahid Mahdavi

Shahid Kord

Shahid Shafiei

Shahid Tavassoli

Shahid Hojjatzadeh

Shahid Dara

Shahid Absalan

Shahid Raeisi

Shahid Golzam

Shahid Sohrabi

P 313-1

P 313-2

P 313-3

P 313-4

P 313-5

P 313-6

P 313-7

P 313-8

P 313-9

P 313-10

China
رزمایش دریایی پیامبر اعظم (ع) (19).jpg
 Tondar-class 205 tons
Shahid Rouhi P 313-11 Iran 600 tons Domestically-built, commissioned in September 2022

Amphibious ships[edit]

Ships Pennant number Origin Picture Class Displacement Note
Landing Ship, Logistics (2)
Hejaz

Karbala

21

22

Netherlands Hormoz 21-class 1,280
Landing Ship, Tank (3)
Farsi

Sardasht

Sab Sahel

24

25

26

South Korea
Iran Hormuz 26 pictured by American military in 1987.jpg
 Hormoz 24-class 2,014

Auxiliary ships[edit]

Ships Pennant number Origin Picture Class Displacement Note
Transport ship (4)
Nasser 111

Nasser 112

Nasser 113

111

112

113

Iran
Nasser-class vessel.jpg
 Nasser-class 40 t
Shahid Siyavashi XXX Iran
IRIS Shahid Siyavashi.jpg
 Unknown Unknown
High-aspect-ratio twin-hull vessel (1)
Shahid Nazeri XXX Iran
Shahid Nazeri speed vessel by Tasnimnews (3).jpg
 Shahid Nazeri-class Unknown Domestically-built, commissioned in September 2016[3]
Sea Base (1)
Shahid Roudaki L110–1 Italy
IRIS Shahid Roudaki.jpg
 Expeditionary Sea Base Unknown

Patrol speedboat forces[edit]

Class Picture Origin Displacement Speed Arms Note
Azarakhsh
(C14)
Iranian Velayat-90 Naval Exercise by IRIN (2).jpg
 China
Iran 		17 tonnes[4] 50 knots (93 km/h)[4] 2 × twin launcher (Kowsar/Nasr)[5] Prototype delivered in 2000, commissioned in 2001, domestically-built[4]
MK-13 Un­known Un­known[4] Un­known[4] 2 × single launcher (Nasr)[5]
2 × single 324mm torpedo tube[5] 		Possibly built by China, delivered in 2006[4]
Peykaap I or Zoljenah
(IPS-16) 		North Korea
Iran 		13.75 tonnes[4] 52 knots (96 km/h)[4] 2 × single 324mm torpedo tube[5] North Korean IPS-16, first six were delivered on 8 December 2002[4]
Peykaap II
رژه مشترک دریایی ۳۱ شهریور - بندرعباس (4).jpg
 Iran ≈ 13.75 tonnes[4] ≈ 52 knots (96 km/h)[4] 2 × single launcher (Kowsar/Nasr)[5]
2 × single 324mm torpedo tube[5] 		Modified version of North Korean IPS-16, domestically-built[6][4]
Zolfaghar
(Peykaap III)
رژه مشترک دریایی ۳۱ شهریور - بندرعباس (5).jpg
 Iran Un­known Un­known 2 × single launcher (Kowsar/Nasr)[5] Modified version of North Korean IPS-16, domestically-built[5] They are being supplied alongside Heidar-class boats and Meead-class boats.[7]
Rezvan
(Kashdom) 		Iran ≈ 17.5 tonnes[4] ≈ 50 knots (93 km/h)[4] 1 × 23mm machine gun[4]
1 × 12.7mm machine gun[4]
1 × multiple rocket launcher (optional)[4] 		Possibly a domestic modification of Chinese C14[5]
Tir
(IPS-18) 		North Korea
Iran 		≈ 17.5 tonnes[4] ≈ 50 knots (93 km/h)[4] 2 × single 533mm torpedo tube[4]
1 × 12.7mm machine gun[4] 		North Korean IPS-18, first two were delivered on 8 December 2002[4]
Pashe
(MIG-G-1900) 		Iran 30 tonnes[4] 36 knots (67 km/h)[4] 2 × 20mm cannon (80)[4] Modified version of American MK II, domestically-built[4]
Ghaem
(MIG-S-1800) 		Iran 60 tonnes[4] 18 knots (33 km/h)[4] 1 × Oerlikon 20mm cannon[4]
2 × 7.62mm machine gun[4] 		Domestically-built[4]
Gahjae
(Taedong-C) 		North Korea
Iran 		≈ 7 tonnes[4] ≈ 50 knots (93 km/h)[4] 2 × torpedo tube (lightweight)[4] Semi-submersible naval vessel, three delivered on 8 December 2002[4]
Kajami
(Taedong-B) 		North Korea
Iran 		≈ 30 tonnes[4] ≈ 50 knots (93 km/h)[4] Un­known Semi-submersible naval vessel, first two were delivered on 8 December 2002[4]
Tarlan
(Ya Mahdi) 		Iran 8.5 tonnes[4] 50 knots (93 km/h)[4] Un­known Domestically-built first reported in 2005[4]
Taregh (Boghammar)
IRGC naval execise-2015 (3).jpg
 Sweden
Iran 		6.4 tonnes[4] 46 knots (85 km/h)[4] 3 × 12.7mm machine gun[4]
1 × 106mm recoilless rifle[4]
1 × 12-barelled 107mm rocket launcher[4] 		First ordered in 1983 and completed in 1984–85[4]
Ashura
(MIG-G-0800)
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) seized a ship near Iran’s Bu Musa Island in the Persian Gulf, which was smuggling out a cargo of 1.312 million liters of subsidized fuel..jpg
 Iran 1.3 tonnes[4] >90 knots (170 km/h)[4][8] Various:
1 × 12.7mm machine gun[4]
1 × 12-barelled 107mm rocket launcher[4] 		Domestically-built based on design by Watercraft (UK) and manufacture of Boston Whaler[4]
Ra'ad or Murce
(MIG-G-0900) 		Iran 3.5 tonnes[4] 30 knots (56 km/h)[4] 3 × 12.7mm machine gun[4]
1 × 106mm recoilless rifle[4]
1 × 12-barelled 107mm rocket launcher[4]
Seraj
(Bladerunner) 		England
Iran 		70 knots (130 km/h)[9][10] Domestically-built, modified and armed version of British powerboat Bladerunner 51[10] which was acquired by Iran in 2009[11]
Ashura-33
(FB RIB-33)
RIB-33 - رزمایش پیامبر اعظم (ص) ۹ نیروی دریایی سپاه (6).jpg
 Italy
Iran 		Un­known Un­known
MIL 40
(FB 42' STAB)
Iranian Velayat-90 Naval Exercise by IRIN (3).jpg
 Italy
Iran 		6 tonnes 62 knots (115 km/h)
Cougar
رژه مشترک دریایی ۳۱ شهریور - بندرعباس (6).jpg
 England
Iran 		9 tonnes 60 knots (110 km/h) 2 × 12.7mm machine gun
Un­known
رژه مشترک دریایی ۳۱ شهریور - بندرعباس (14).jpg
 Iran Un­known Un­known 2 × twin ZU-23-2 13m catamaran-hulled patrol craft

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IRGC Navy Gets New Warships - Politics news".
  2. ^ "Iranian Navy formally accepts the Shahid Soleimani class vessel".
  3. ^ Nadimi, Farzin (18 June 2020), "Iran Signals a Toughened Stance by Adding to Its Naval Arsenal", The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (PolicyWatch), no. 3335, retrieved 15 July 2020
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). "Iran". Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 (112th ed.). Janes Information Group. pp. 368–380. ISBN 978-0710628886.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. pp. 348–352. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398. S2CID 219624897.
  6. ^ Singh, Abhijit (2010), "Dark Chill in the Persian Gulf – Iran's Conventional and Unconventional Naval Forces", Maritime Affairs, National Maritime Foundation, 6 (2): 108–113, doi:10.1080/09733159.2010.559788, ISSN 1946-6609, S2CID 110041921
  7. ^ "112 Missile Boats Delivered to IRGC Navy - Defense news".
  8. ^ "110 Combat Speedboats Delivered to IRGC Navy - Politics news - Tasnim News Agency". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  9. ^ Cordesman, Anthony (2016), "The Gulf: How Dangerous is Iran to International Maritime Security?", in Krause, Joachim; Bruns, Sebastian (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Naval Strategy and Security, Routledge, p. 105, ISBN 9781138840935
  10. ^ a b Nadimi, Farzin (April 2020), "Iran's Evolving Approach to Asymmetric Naval Warfare: Strategy and Capabilities in the Persian Gulf" (PDF), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Policy Focus), no. 164, retrieved 15 July 2020
  11. ^ Dinmore, Guy (5 April 2010), "UK speedboat floats into Iran's arms", The Financial Times, retrieved 15 June 2020
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