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 |
Armament |
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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]
As of 2014, the boats are made available for export. [2]
IPS-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]
The 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]
Zoljenah-class boats are equipped with a 12.7mm machine guns, [1] but their primary armament is two single 324mm torpedo tubes. [4]