Hengam-class landing ship

Hengam (Persian: هنگام) is a class of Landing Ship Heavy built by the Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited and operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. A total of 6 ships were originally planned but eventually last two were cancelled. Each of the four ships in service in the class is named after a namesake island inside Iranian territorial waters, namely Hengam Island, Larak Island, Tonb Islands, and Lavan Island respectively.

Hengam-class landing ship

Class overview
Builders	Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, Clyde
Operators	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Built	1972–1974; 1977–1984
In service	1974–present
Planned	6
Completed	4
Cancelled	2
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Landing Ship Heavy
Displacement	2,581 tons full load
Length	93 m (305 ft 1 in)
Beam	15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	80

Ships in the class

Ships of the class are:

Ship	Namesake	Hull number	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Status
IRIS Hengam	Hengam Island	511	late 1972	29 September 1973	12 August 1974	In service
IRIS Larak	Larak Island	512	1973	7 May 1974	12 November 1974	In service
IRIS Tonb	Tonb Islands	513	Unknown	27 February 1979	21 February 1985	In service
IRIS Lavan	Lavan Island	514	6 February 1978	6 December 1979	16 January 1985	In service

See also

• List of naval ship classes of Iran
• List of amphibious warfare ships

References

Sources

• Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996), "Iran", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, Conway Maritime Press, pp. 183–188, ISBN 978-1557501325
• 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, pp. 382–395, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075