Tir-class speedboat
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Class overview | |
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Name | Tir II (IPS 18) |
Operators | |
General characteristics | |
Type | Torpedo Boat |
Displacement | 26t standard, 28 ¼ t full |
Length | 69’4”x18’10”x6’9” |
Beam | 18’10” |
Height | 6’9” |
Installed power | 3 1200hp diesels (type unknown), 3 DIO waterjets |
Propulsion | 2 shafts |
Speed | 52 kn |
Range | 450 nmi (830 km) @ 25 knots |
Complement | 6 |
Sensors and processing systems | I-band navigation radar |
Armament |
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The Tir II (IPS 18) is an Iranian built small fast attack craft torpedo boat featuring a low, flush hull to reduce its radar cross-section. The radar is set on a retractable mast, with fixed 21" tubes inside the superstructure. Engines exhaust at the waterline to reduce its IR signature. Built by Iranian Maritime Industries (a subsidiary of the state-owned DIO company), the Bavar-class missile-armed boats are being acquired to replace the Tir-IIs.[1]
Ten units are in service, believed to be manned by the IRGCN, not the regular Iranian navy. In late 2006/early 2007 six of the sixteen vessels built were transferred to the Syrian Navy, and remain fully operational.
References
- ^ "Harpoon Database". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2014.