Nasser-class ship
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Nasser-class vessel.jpg}} {{Infobox ship class overview |Builders=Arvandan Shipbuilding Co. |Operators=Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |Class before= |Class after= |Subclasses= |Built range= |In commission range= |Total ships planned= |Total ships on order= |Total ships building= |Total ships completed= |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired= |Total ships scrapped= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Ship type=Auxiliary ship |Ship displacement=35 tons of supplies |Ship length={{convert|33|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|8|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|1.5|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |Ship power=Diesel |Ship propulsion=*2 × diesel engines
|Ship speed={{convert|27|kn|km/h}} |Ship range= |Ship complement=86 troops |Ship armament= *1 × 12.7mm machine gun |Ship notes= }} |
Nasser ({{langx|fa|ناصر|lit=helper}}) is a class of auxiliary ships built by Iranian shipyard Arvandan and operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.{{citation|first=Joseph|last=Trevithick|title=For the U.S. Navy, Iranian Harassment Is Risky Business As Usual|url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/12857/for-the-u-s-navy-iranian-harassment-is-risky-business-as-usual|date=25 July 2017|work=The Drive|access-date=25 August 2020}}
Type
Arvandan Shipbuilding Co., the manufacturer of these vessels, is a civilian shipyard that specializes in light passenger ferries. According to Jane's Fighting Ships, the ships in the class are yard auxiliary general (YAG),{{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=395|isbn=9780710631435|oclc=919022075}} while the International Institute for Strategic Studies classifies them as transport ship (AP).{{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=350|s2cid=219624897 }} The U.S. Navy has variously described the class as "auxiliary patrol vessel" or "light personnel transport".
Design
= Dimensions and machinery =
The class design is {{convert|33|m|abbr=on}} long, would have a beam of {{convert|8|m|abbr=on}} and a draft of {{convert|1.5|m|abbr=on}}. It uses two shafts coupled with two diesel engines that provide power for a top speed of {{convert|27|kn|km/h}}. Nasser vessels can carry 86 troops or 35 tons of supplies.
=Armament=
Joseph Trevithick, a fellow at GlobalSecurity.org, says the vessels seem "lightly armed", adding that it "did not necessarily mean it might not have been threatening". Trevithick also opines that they could be used as minelayers. The 2015 edition of Jane's mentions that the ships are equipped with one 12.7mm machine gun, as well as unknown electro-optic systems.
Ships in the class
Known ships of the class include:
| class="wikitable" |
| Name
! Hull № ! Commissioned ! Status |
|---|
| {{Unknown}}
| 111 | {{Unknown}} | {{Unknown}} | In service |
| {{Unknown}}
| 112 | {{Unknown}} | {{Unknown}} | In service |
| {{Unknown}}
| 113 | {{Unknown}} | In service |
| {{Unknown}}
| 114 | {{Unknown}} | {{Unknown}} | In service |
| {{Unknown}}
| 115 | {{Unknown}} | {{Unknown}} | In service |
| Shahid Nasserinejad
| 116 | {{ICS|Echo}}{{ICS|Quebec}}{{ICS|Mike}}{{ICS|Alfa}} | {{Unknown}} | In service |
| Shahid Basir
| TBD | TBD | TBD | Under construction |
References
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{{Ship classes of the IRGC Navy}}
Category:Auxiliary ships of Iran
Category:Ship classes of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Category:Ships built in Khorramshahr
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