MIL 55-class speedboat

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|Ship type=Patrol boat

|Ship displacement=15.5 tons (estimate)

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|Ship power=Diesel

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|Ship speed={{convert|72|kn|km/h}} (estimate)

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MIL 55 is a class of fast inshore patrol craft operated by both naval forces of Iran.

Design

The boats are based on a model of Italian FB Design motorboats acquired by Iran in 2003.{{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=392|isbn=9780710631435|oclc=919022075|ref={{harvid|Jane's Fighting Ships|2015–2016}}}} Powered by two Isotta Fraschini diesel engines producing {{convert|2,400|hp|MW}}, they are propelled by surface piercing propeller and are estimated to reach a top speed of {{convert|72|kn|km/h}}. They are structurally monohull, and made of Kevlar. The class design is {{convert|16.43|m|abbr=on}} long, would have a beam of {{convert|2.85|m|abbr=on}} and a draft of {{convert|0.84|m|abbr=on}}.

References

Category:Fast patrol boat classes of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Category:Ships built by Marine Industries Organization