Persian Gulf (destroyer)
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| History |
 Iran
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| Name: |
Persian Gulf |
| Owner: |
Iran |
| Operator: |
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Ordered: |
18 September 2012 |
| General characteristics |
| Class & type: |
Khalije Fars-class destroyer |
| Displacement: |
6,500 tonnes |
| Length: |
154 meters |
| Beam: |
18 meters |
| Draught: |
5 meters |
| Propulsion: |
- 2 × 18 megawatts gas turbine engines
- 2 × 4 megawatts diesel engines
- 6 × 1 megawatt electric generator
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| Speed: |
25 knots (46.3 km/h) |
| Range: |
8000 nm |
| Crew: |
240 |
Sensors and
processing systems: |
Asr Radar |
| Armament: |
2 × CIWS, 8 × Sayyad-2 air defence missiles, 8 × Noor or Ghader or Ghadir antiship missiles |
| Aircraft carried: |
2 × SH-3 Sea King (1 in hangar) |
| Aviation facilities: |
hangar |
The Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس) is the newest destroyer owned by Iran. It is the largest warship owned by a country near the Persian Gulf.[1]
Work on the ship began on September 18, 2012 under the Luqman Project, after being confirmed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.[2]
See also
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| | Submarines | |
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| Principal
surface
combatants | |
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| Coastal
warfare
vessels | | |
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- Peykaap (IPS-16) class
- Tir (IPS-18) class
- Bavar class
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- Parvin class
- Kaivan class
- Bavar class
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- Kajami class (Taedong-B)
- Gahjea class (Taedong-C)
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| Amphibious
warfare
vessels | |
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| Minesweepers,
Minelayers |
- Shahrokh MSC
- 292 MSC
- Riazi class (Cape class)
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| * = Under construction or procurement + = Retired
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