Kashdom-class speedboat

Rezvan (Persian: رضوان, lit. 'paradise'), also known as Kashdom, is a class of twin-hulled fast inshore patrol craft Fast operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran.

Kashdom-class vessel
Class overview
OperatorsNavy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Displacement17.8 tons (estimate)
Length16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Beam3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Draught1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
Installed powerDiesel
Propulsion
  • 2 × diesel engines, 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW)
  • surface piercing propeller
Speed50 knots (93 km/h) (estimate)
Complement5
Armament
  • 1 × 12.7mm machine gun
  • 1 × 23mm machine gun
  • 1 × multiple rocket launcher
  • 2 × single anti-ship missile launchers

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships have an estimated standard displacement of 17.8 t (17.5 long tons).[1] The class design is 16 m (52 ft) long, would have a beam of 3 m (9.8 ft) and a draft of 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in).[1] It uses a surface piercing propeller, powered by two diesel engines.[1] This system was designed to provide 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) for an estimated top speed of 50 knots (93 km/h).[1]

Armament

Kashdom-class boats are of earlier generations were equipped with a 12.7mm and another 23mm machine gun.[1] Latest versions (Kashdom III and IV) have a cabin roof with a mounted multiple rocket launcher, as well as anti-ship missile launchers.[1]

References
  1. 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. 391, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
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