Murce-class speedboat
Murce (also known as MIG-G-0900) is a class of fast patrol craft operated by naval forces of Iran.
Class overview | |
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Builders: | Marine Industries Organization |
Operators: | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
In commission: | 1990s–present |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Fast patrol boat |
Displacement: | 4 tons full load |
Length: | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
Beam: | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Draught: | 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in) |
Installed power: | Diesel |
Propulsion: | 2 × Volvo Penta engines, 1,260 horsepower (0.94 MW) |
Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Complement: | 3 |
Sensors and processing systems: | Surface search radar |
Armament: |
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History
Murce boats are manufactured in Iran by Marine Industries Group.[1] Its unarmed version has been produced in large numbers since the mid-1990s.[1]
Design
Dimensions and machinery
The ships have a displacement of 4 t (3.9 long tons) at full load.[1] The class design is 9.2 m (30 ft) long, would have a beam of 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) and a draft of 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in).[1] It is powered by two Volvo Penta diesel engines.[1] This system was designed to provide 1,260 horsepower (0.94 MW) for a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h).[1]
Armament
Murce-class boats are equipped with three 12.7mm machine guns, one 106mm recoilless rifle or RPG-7 rocket launcher, as well as a 12-barelled 107mm multiple rocket launcher.[1] They also use surface search radar on I-band.[1]
References
- Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 392, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075