Zoljenah (Persian: ذوالجناح, lit. 'two-winged', named after Zuljanah; also known as Peykaap I or IPS-16) is a class of fast torpedo boat operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is described a stealth craft whose unusual armament suggests a "ship-disabling role".[1]
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| In service | 2002–present |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | PT Boat |
| Displacement | 14 tons |
| Length | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines, 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) |
| Speed | 52 knots (96 km/h) |
| Complement | 3 |
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As of 2014, the boats are made available for export.[2]
History
editIPS-16 boats were purchased from North Korea in the early 2000s. The first six were reportedly delivered to Iran on 8 December 2002, aboard freighter Iran Meead.[1] Iran then reverse engineered the boat and has been able to produce it domestically.[3]
Design
editDimensions and machinery
editThe ships have a standard displacement of 14 t (14 long tons).[1] The class design is 17 m (56 ft) long, would have a beam of 3.75 m (12.3 ft) and a draft of 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in).[1] It uses one surface piercing propeller, powered by two diesel engines.[1] This system was designed to provide 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) for a top speed of 52 knots (96 km/h).[1]
Armament
editZoljenah-class boats are equipped with a 12.7mm machine guns,[1] but their primary armament is two single 324mm torpedo tubes.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g 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. 389, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
- ^ "Peykaap Class".
- ^ Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies (PDF), Office of Naval Intelligence, February 2017, p. 28, ISBN 978-0160939686
- ^ The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398. S2CID 219624897.
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