Sina-class fast attack craft
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Preceded by | Kaman class |
| In service | 2003–present |
| Planned | 10 |
| Building | 3 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Active | 5 |
Sina (Persian: سینا) is a class of upgraded Kaman-class fast attack craft developed by Iran.
History
[edit]One of major naval production projects in Iran,[1] it delivered Iran's first ever domestically-built warship in 2003.[2] Abhijit Singh, a senior fellow at Observer Research Foundation described the project as "a proud testimony of Iran’s abilities at reverse engineering".[3] According to Anthony Cordesman, Sina class ships have been "heavily updated" in comparison to the French-made La Combattante II type Kaman class.[4] As of 2012, reportedly 10 ships were planned in this class.[5]
Armament
[edit]Ships of this class are equipped with four box launchers with C-802 or Noor, as well as one 76 mm (3 in) main gun.[1]
Ships in the class
[edit]As of 2015, four ships (Sina 5 to 8) were under construction, two of them in the Caspian Sea and the other two at Bandar Abbas.[6] In 2020, Farzin Nadimi of The Washington Institute wrote that production of these ships has not improved as expected.[7]
| Ship | Pennant number | Shipyard | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paykan | P224 | Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali | 29 September 2003 | In service |
| Joshan | P225 | Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali | 22 September 2006 | In service |
| Derafsh | P233 | Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali | 6 October 2009 | In service |
| Separ | P234 | Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali | 5 December 2017 | In service |
| Zereh | P235 | Naval Factories, Bandar Abbas | 13 January 2021 | In service |
| Sina 6 | TBA | Unknown | TBA | Under construction |
| Sina 7 | TBA | Unknown | TBA | Under construction |
| Sina 8 | TBA | Unknown | TBA | Under construction |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies (PDF), Office of Naval Intelligence, February 2017, p. 30, ISBN 978-0160939686
- ^ Connell, Michael; Nadimi, Farzin; Miller, John (10 June 2020), Iran's Asymmetric Naval Response to 'Maximum Pressure' (PolicyWatch), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- ^ Singh, Abhijit (2010), "Dark Chill in the Persian Gulf – Iran's Conventional and Unconventional Naval Forces", Maritime Affairs, 6 (2), National Maritime Foundation: 113, doi:10.1080/09733159.2010.559788, ISSN 1946-6609
- ^ Cordesman, Anthony (2016), "The Gulf: How Dangerous is Iran to International Maritime Security?", in Krause, Joachim; Bruns, Sebastian (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Naval Strategy and Security, Routledge, p. 108, ISBN 9781138840935
- ^ Nugent, Bob; Cohen, Josh (2012), "The Gulf State Navies" (PDF), Naval Forces (1), AMI International: 32
- ^ 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. 388, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
- ^ Nadimi, Farzin (April 2020), "Iran's Evolving Approach to Asymmetric Naval Warfare: Strategy and Capabilities in the Persian Gulf" (PDF), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Policy Focus), no. 164, p. 38, retrieved 15 July 2020
