Hengam-class landing ship
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| infobox caption = Hengam-class landing ship }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = 300px }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Builders = Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, Clyde | Operators = Islamic Republic of Iran Navy | Built range = 1972–1974; 1977–1984 | In service range = 1974–present | Total ships planned = 6 | Total ships completed = 4 | Total ships cancelled = 2 | Total ships active = 4 | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships scrapped = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Ship type = Landing Ship Heavy | Ship displacement = 2,581 tons full load | Ship length = {{convert|93|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|15|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = {{convert|2.4|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | Ship power = Diesel | Ship speed = {{convert|14.5|kn|km/h}} | Ship range = {{convert|4,000|nmi|km}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h}} | Ship complement = 80 | Ship notes = }} |
Hengam ({{langx|fa|هنگام}}) is a class of Landing Ship Heavy built by the Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited and operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. A total of 6 ships were originally planned but eventually last two were cancelled. Each of the four ships in service in the class is named after a namesake island inside Iranian territorial waters, namely Hengam Island, Larak Island, Tonb Islands, and Lavan Island respectively.
Ships in the class
Ships of the class are:
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Ship
! Namesake ! Launched{{harvnb|Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships|1947–1995|page=186}} ! Commissioned{{harvnb|Jane's Fighting Ships|2015–2016|page=393}} ! Status |
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{{Ship|IRIS|Hengam|511|6}}
| 511 | late 1972 | 29 September 1973 | 12 August 1974 | In service |
{{Ship|IRIS|Larak|512|6}}
| 512 |1973 |7 May 1974 |12 November 1974 | In service |
{{Ship|IRIS|Tonb|513|6}}
| 513 |Unknown |27 February 1979 |21 February 1985 | In service |
{{Ship|IRIS|Lavan|514|6}}
| 514 |6 February 1978 |6 December 1979 |16 January 1985 | In service |
See also
References
=Footnotes=
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= Sources =
- {{citation|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995|chapter=Iran|editor-first1=Robert|editor-last1=Gardiner|editor-first2=Stephen|editor-last2=Chumbley|editor-first3=Przemysaw|editor-last3=Budzbon|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|year=1996|isbn=978-1557501325|pages=183–188|ref={{harvid|Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships|1947–1995}}}}
- {{citation|editor1-last= Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor2-last=Philpott|editor2-first=Tom|chapter=Iran|title=IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016|publisher =IHS Jane's|location=Coulsdon|date=2015|edition=116th Revised|series=Jane's Fighting Ships|pages=382–395|ISBN=9780710631435|OCLC=919022075|ref={{harvid|Jane's Fighting Ships|2015–2016}}}}
{{Ship classes of the Iranian Navy}}
Category:Amphibious warfare vessel classes
Category:Ships built in Scotland
Category:Ship classes of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Category:Amphibious warfare vessels of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
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