Hormoz 21-class landing ship Class overview Builders Ravestein B.V., Netherlands Operators Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Built 1984–1985 Completed 2 Active 2 General characteristics Type Landing ship Displacement 1,301 tons full load Length 65 m (213 ft 3 in) Beam 12 m (39 ft 4 in) Draught 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) Installed power Diesel Propulsion 2 × MWM TBD 604 V12 or MAN V12V-12.5/14 engines, 1,460 horsepower (1.09 MW) 2 × shafts Speed 9 knots (17 km/h)
Iran Hormoz 21 (Persian : ایران هرمز ۲۱ , also known as MIG-S-5000 ) is a class of landing ship tank (LST)[ 1] landing craft tank (LCT)[ 2] Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps .
Two of these ships were ordered to Ravestein B.V. shipyard in Deest , Netherlands for civilian use, and were built between 1984 and 1985.[ 1] Marine Industries Organization has built the class ingeniously, but all of its products are in commercial use.[ 1] launched in mid-1995 and another in 1997.[ 1]
The vessels of this class in IRGC service are:
^ a b c d 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. 393, ISBN 9780710631435 OCLC 919022075 ^ 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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Ship classes of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
