List of equipment of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

This is a list of equipment of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Principal surface combatants
Ships Pennant number Origin Picture Class Displacement Note
Fast attack craft (10)
Shahid Mahdavi

Shahid Kord

Shahid Shafiei

Shahid Tavassoli

Shahid Hojjatzadeh

Shahid Dara

Shahid Absalan

Shahid Raeisi

Shahid Golzam

Shahid Sohrabi

 P 313-1

P 313-2

P 313-3

P 313-4

P 313-5

P 313-6

P 313-7

P 313-8

P 313-9

P 313-10

 China
Tondar-class 205 tons

Amphibious ships
Ships Pennant number Origin Picture Class Displacement Note
Landing Ship, Logistics (2)
Hejaz

Karbala

 21

22

 Netherlands Hormoz 21-class 1,280
Landing Ship, Tank (3)
Farsi

Sardasht

Sab Sahel

 24

25

26

 South Korea Hormoz 24-class 2,014

Auxiliary ships
Ships Pennant number Origin Picture Class Displacement Note
Transport ship (3)
Nasser 111

Nasser 112

Nasser 113

 111

112

113

 Iran Nasser-class 40 t
High-aspect-ratio twin-hull vessel (1)
Shahid Nazeri XXX Iran
Shahid Nazeri-class Unknown Domestically-built, commissioned in September 2016[1]

Patrol speedboat forces
Class Picture Origin Displacement Speed Arms Note
Azarakhsh
(C14)
China
Iran		 17 tonnes[2] 50 knots (93 km/h)[2] 2 × twin launcher (Kowsar/Nasr)[3] Prototype delivered in 2000, commissioned in 2001, domestically-built[2]
MK-13 Unknown Unknown[2] Unknown[2] 2 × single launcher (Nasr)[3]
2 × single 324mm torpedo tube[3]		 Possibly built by China, delivered in 2006[2]
Peykaap I or Zoljenah
(IPS-16)		 North Korea
Iran		 13.75 tonnes[2] 52 knots (96 km/h)[2] 2 × single 324mm torpedo tube[3] North Korean IPS-16, first six were delivered on 8 December 2002[2]
Peykaap II
Iran ≈ 13.75 tonnes[2] ≈ 52 knots (96 km/h)[2] 2 × single launcher (Kowsar/Nasr)[3]
2 × single 324mm torpedo tube[3]		 Modified version of North Korean IPS-16, domestically-built[4][2]
Zolfaghar
(Peykaap III)
Iran Unknown Unknown 2 × single launcher (Kowsar/Nasr)[3] Modified version of North Korean IPS-16, domestically-built[3]
Rezvan
(Kashdom)		 Iran ≈ 17.5 tonnes[2] ≈ 50 knots (93 km/h)[2] 1 × 23mm machine gun[2]
1 × 12.7mm machine gun[2]
1 × multiple rocket launcher (optional)[2]		 Possibly a domestic modification of Chinese C14[3]
Tir
(IPS-18)		 North Korea
Iran		 ≈ 17.5 tonnes[2] ≈ 50 knots (93 km/h)[2] 2 × single 533mm torpedo tube[2]
1 × 12.7mm machine gun[2]		 North Korean IPS-18, first two were delivered on 8 December 2002[2]
Pashe
(MIG-G-1900)		 Iran 30 tonnes[2] 36 knots (67 km/h)[2] 2 × 20mm cannon (80)[2] Modified version of American MK II, domestically-built[2]
Ghaem
(MIG-S-1800)		 Iran 60 tonnes[2] 18 knots (33 km/h)[2] 1 × Oerlikon 20mm cannon[2]
2 × 7.62mm machine gun[2]		 Domestically-built[2]
Gahjae
(Taedong-C)		 North Korea
Iran		 ≈ 7 tonnes[2] ≈ 50 knots (93 km/h)[2] 2 × torpedo tube (lightweight)[2] Semi-submersible naval vessel, three delivered on 8 December 2002[2]
Kajami
(Taedong-B)		 North Korea
Iran		 ≈ 30 tonnes[2] ≈ 50 knots (93 km/h)[2] Unknown Semi-submersible naval vessel, first two were delivered on 8 December 2002[2]
Tarlan
(Ya Mahdi)		 Iran 8.5 tonnes[2] 50 knots (93 km/h)[2] Unknown Domestically-built first reported in 2005[2]
Taregh (Boghammar)
Sweden
Iran		 6.4 tonnes[2] 46 knots (85 km/h)[2] 3 × 12.7mm machine gun[2]
1 × 106mm recoilless rifle[2]
1 × 12-barelled 107mm rocket launcher[2]		 First ordered in 1983 and completed in 1984–85[2]
Ashura
(MIG-G-0800)
Iran 1.3 tonnes[2] >40 knots (74 km/h)[2] Various:
1 × 12.7mm machine gun[2]
1 × 12-barelled 107mm rocket launcher[2]		 Domestically-built based on design by Watercraft (UK) and manufacture of Boston Whaler[2]
Ra'ad or Murce
(MIG-G-0900)		 Iran 3.5 tonnes[2] 30 knots (56 km/h)[2] 3 × 12.7mm machine gun[2]
1 × 106mm recoilless rifle[2]
1 × 12-barelled 107mm rocket launcher[2]
Seraj
(Bladerunner)		 England
Iran		 70 knots (130 km/h)[5][6] Domestically-built, modified and armed version of British powerboat Bladerunner 51[6] which was acquired by Iran in 2009[7]
Ashura-33
(FB RIB-33)
Italy
Iran		 Unknown Unknown
MIL 40
(FB 42' STAB)
Italy
Iran		 6 tonnes 62 knots (115 km/h)
Cougar
England
Iran		 9 tonnes 60 knots (110 km/h) 2 × 12.7mm machine gun
Unknown
Iran Unknown Unknown 2 × twin ZU-23-2 13m catamaran-hulled patrol craft
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See also

References
  1. Nadimi, Farzin (18 June 2020), "Iran Signals a Toughened Stance by Adding to Its Naval Arsenal", The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (PolicyWatch) (3335), retrieved 15 July 2020
  2. Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). "Iran". Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 (112th ed.). Janes Information Group. pp. 368–380. ISBN 978-0710628886.
  3. The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. 120. Routledge. pp. 348–352. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398.
  4. Singh, Abhijit (2010), "Dark Chill in the Persian Gulf – Iran's Conventional and Unconventional Naval Forces", Maritime Affairs, National Maritime Foundation, 6 (2): 108–113, doi:10.1080/09733159.2010.559788, ISSN 1946-6609
  5. Cordesman, Anthony (2016), "The Gulf: How Dangerous is Iran to International Maritime Security?", in Krause, Joachim; Bruns, Sebastian (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Naval Strategy and Security, Routledge, p. 105, ISBN 9781138840935
  6. Nadimi, Farzin (April 2020), "Iran's Evolving Approach to Asymmetric Naval Warfare: Strategy and Capabilities in the Persian Gulf" (PDF), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Policy Focus) (164), retrieved 15 July 2020
  7. Dinmore, Guy (5 April 2010), "UK speedboat floats into Iran's arms", The Financial Times, retrieved 15 June 2020
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