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
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
- List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
- List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
References
- ^ Muffin, Tom. "Operation Moravid". iinavy.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
External links
- News about the Paykan (29 September 2003 section)
- Iran launches Paykan missile boat in Caspian waters
- Picture of Paykan