Nasser-class ship

*Nasser*-class ship
Class overview
Builders	Arvandan Shipbuilding Co.
Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
General characteristics
Type	Auxiliary ship
Displacement	35 tons of supplies
Length	33 m (108 ft 3 in)
Beam	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draught	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines; 2 × shafts;
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h)
Complement	86 troops
Armament	1 × 12.7mm machine gun

Nasser (Persian: ناصر, lit. 'helper') is a class of auxiliary ships built by Iranian shipyard Arvandan and operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.^[1]

Type

Arvandan Shipbuilding Co., the manufacturer of these vessels, is a civilian shipyard that specializes in light passenger ferries.^[1] According to Jane's Fighting Ships, the ships in the class are yard auxiliary general (YAG),^[2] while the International Institute for Strategic Studies classifies them as transport ship (AP).^[3] The U.S. Navy has variously described the class as "auxiliary patrol vessel" or "light personnel transport".^[1]

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The class design is 33 m (108 ft) long, would have a beam of 8 m (26 ft) and a draft of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in).^[2] It uses two shafts coupled with two diesel engines that provide power for a top speed of 27 knots (50 km/h).^[2] Nasser vessels can carry 86 troops or 35 tons of supplies.^[2]

Armament

Joseph Trevithick, a fellow at GlobalSecurity.org, says the vessels seem "lightly armed", adding that it "did not necessarily mean it might not have been threatening".^[1] Trevithick also opines that they could be used as minelayers.^[1] The 2015 edition of Jane's mentions that the ships are equipped with one 12.7mm machine gun, as well as unknown electro-optic systems.^[2]

Ships in the class

Known ships of the class include:

Name	Hull №	Code letters	Commissioned	Status
Unknown	111	Unknown	Unknown	In service
Unknown	112	Unknown	Unknown	In service
Unknown	113	Unknown	March 2011^[2]	In service
Unknown	114	Unknown	Unknown	In service
Unknown	115	Unknown	Unknown	In service
Shahid Nasserinejad	116		Unknown	In service
Shahid Basir	TBD	TBD	TBD	Under construction

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Trevithick, Joseph (25 July 2017), "For the U.S. Navy, Iranian Harassment Is Risky Business As Usual", The Drive, retrieved 25 August 2020
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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. 395, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
^ The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398. S2CID 219624897.

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[Trevithick-1] Trevithick, Joseph (25 July 2017), "For the U.S. Navy, Iranian Harassment Is Risky Business As Usual", The Drive, retrieved 25 August 2020

[Janes-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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. 395, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075

[3] The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398. S2CID 219624897.

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