Tondar-class fast attack craft
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=300px}} {{Infobox ship class overview |Builders=Zhanjiang Shipyard, China |Operators=Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |Class before=Type 021-class missile boat |Class after= |Subclasses= |Built range=1991–1996 |In service range=1994–present |Total ships planned=10 |Total ships on order= |Total ships building= |Total ships completed=10 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active=10 |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired= |Total ships scrapped= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Ship type=Fast attack craft |Ship displacement=*174 tons standard
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|Ship speed={{convert|35|kn|km/h}} |Ship range= |Ship complement=3 officers and 25 sailors |Ship sensors=
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The Tondar class ({{langx|fa|تندر|lit=thunder}}, also known as Houdong class) consists of ten fast attack crafts operated by Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran.{{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=388|isbn=9780710631435|oclc=919022075|ref={{harvid|Jane's Fighting Ships|2015–2016}}}}
History
The negotiations to sign a contract for the vessels started in 1991, but was delayed for some time over the type of missiles installed on the ships. The ships were manufactured at Zhanjiang Shipyard, China and were delivered to Iran in two batches, the first five in September 1994 and the remaining in March 1996.
Design
= Dimensions and machinery =
The ships have a standard displacement of {{convert|174|t|LT|lk=out}} and {{convert|208|t|LT|abbr=on}} at full load. The class design is {{convert|38.6|m|abbr=on}} long, would have a beam of {{convert|6.8|m|abbr=on}} and a draft of {{convert|2.7|m|abbr=on}} and would have used three propeller shafts, powered by three diesel engines. This system was designed to provide {{convert|8,025|hp|MW}} for a top speed of {{convert|35|kn|km/h}}.
= Armament =
According to the 2020 edition of "The Military Balance" published by the IISS, the ships are equipped with two twin launchers that fire Iranian-made AShM, Ghader. 2015–16 version of Jane's Fighting Ships however, had reported that the ships carry four Noor missiles. The missiles rely on active radar homing to {{convert|120|km|nmi}} at 0.9 Mach.
The close-in weapon system on the ships consists of two 30mm/65 twin AK-230 guns,{{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 }} while the secondary armament is two 23mm/87 twin guns.
= Sensors and processing systems =
Tondar-class vessels use Chinese SR-47A surface search radar and RM 1070-A navigation system, both working on I-band. For fire control, they use Type 341 Radar (also known as Rice Lamp) on I/J-band.
Ships in the class
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The ships in the class which were renamed in {{circa}} 2006, are:
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| Ship
! Namesake ! Pennant number ! Commissioned ! Status |
|---|
| {{ship|IRIS|Shahid Mahdavi|P313-1|2}} (ex-Fath)
| P313-1 (ex 301) | September 1994 | In service |
| {{ship|IRIS|Shahid Kord|P313-2|2}} (ex-Nasr)
| Bijan Kord | P313-2 (ex 302) | September 1994 | In service |
| {{ship|IRIS|Shahid Shafiei|P313-3|2}} (ex-Saf)
| Nasrollah Shafiei | P313-3 (ex 303) | September 1994 | In service |
| {{ship|IRIS|Shahid Tavassoli|P313-4|2}} (ex-Ra'd)
| Gholam-Hossein Tavassoli | P313-4 (ex 304) | September 1994 | In service |
| {{ship|IRIS|Shahid Hojjatzadeh|P313-5|2}} (ex-Fajr)
| | P313-5 (ex 305) | September 1994 | In service |
| {{ship|IRIS|Shahid Dara|P313-6|2}} (ex-Shmas)
| Eshagh Dara | P313-6 (ex 306) | March 1996 | In service |
| {{ship|IRIS|Shahid Absalan|P313-7|2}} (ex-Me'raj)
| Khodadad Absalan | P313-7 (ex 307) | March 1996 | In service |
| {{ship|IRIS|Shahid Raeisi|P313-8|2}} (ex-Falaq)
| Asadollah Raeisi | P313-8 (ex 308) | March 1996 | In service |
| {{ship|IRIS|Shahid Golzam|P313-9|2}} (ex-Hadid)
| | P313-9 (ex 309) | March 1996 | In service |
| {{ship|IRIS|Shahid Sohrabi|P313-10|2}} (ex-Qadr)
| | P313-10 (ex 310) | March 1996 | In service |
References
{{Commons category|Tondar-class missile boats}}
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{{Ship classes of the IRGC Navy}}
{{Fast attack crafts of Iran}}
Category:Ship classes of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps