Murce (also known as MIG-G-0900) is a class of fast patrol craft operated by naval forces of Iran.
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders | Marine Industries Organization |
| Operators | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| In service | 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
editMurce 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
editDimensions and machinery
editThe 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
editMurce-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]