Kangan-class ship
{{Short description|Class of auxiliary water tanker}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship image size=}} {{Infobox ship class overview |Builders=Mazagon Dock, Bombay, India |Operators=Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |Class before= |Class after= |Subclasses= |Built range=1978–1979; 1991–1992 |In service range=1978–present |Total ships planned= |Total ships on order= |Total ships building= |Total ships completed=4 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active=2 (verified, at least) |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired= |Total ships scrapped= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Ship type=Auxiliary water tanker |Ship displacement= 12,193 tons full load |Ship tonnage= 9,581 tons deadweight |Ship length={{convert|148|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|21.5|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship power=Diesel |Ship propulsion=*1 × MAN 7L 52/55A engine, {{convert|7,385|hp|MW}}
|Ship armament=* 2 × USSR 23mm/80 (twin)
|Ship capacity= {{convert|9,000|m3|cuyd}} |Ship speed={{convert|15|kn|km/h mph}} |Ship range= |Ship complement=14 }} |
The Kangan ({{langx|fa|کنگان}}) is a class of auxiliary water tanker (AWT) operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The class includes two pairs of ships built by the Mazagon Dock during 1978–1979 and 1991–1992.
Ships in the class
Known ships in commission the class are:{{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|page=394|isbn=9780710631435|oclc=919022075|ref={{harvid|Jane's Fighting Ships|2015–2016}}}}
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| Ship
! Namesake ! Completed ! Status |
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| Kangan ({{IMO Number|7515250|disp=no}})
| 411 | 1978 | In service |
| Taheri ({{IMO Number|7515262|disp=no}})
| 412 | 1979 | In service |
| Shahid Marjani
| {{Unknown}} | {{Unknown}} | 1991 | {{Unknown}} |
| Amir
| {{Unknown}} | {{Unknown}} | 1992 | {{Unknown}} |
According to the Jane's Fighting Ships, it is unknown whether the second pair including Shahid Marjani and Amir are in naval service and the source comments that the two may be in civilian use. However, International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) reports indicate that all four are in military use.{{cite book|author=The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS)|title=The Military Balance 2020|year=2020|publisher=Routledge|chapter=Middle East and North Africa|volume=120|number=1|isbn=9780367466398|doi=10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968|pages=348–352|s2cid=219624897}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/kangan.htm Kangan AWT at GlobalSecurity.org]
{{Ship classes of the Iranian Navy}}
Category:Auxiliary ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Category:Ship classes of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Category:Ships built in Bombay
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