Bayandor-class Corvettes

Bayandor during a naval drill in 2019
History
Iran
NameBayandor
NamesakeGholamali Bayandor
Operator
BuilderLevingston Shipbuilding Company
Laid down20 August 1962
Launched7 July 1963
Completed15 May 1964
Commissioned18 May 1964
In service2
Refit1970; 1978; 2011–2013
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeBayandor-class corvette
Displacement
  • 914 tons standard
  • 1,153 tons full load
Length84 m (276 ft)
Beam10.1 m (33 ft)
Draft3.1 m (10 ft)
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Range
  • 2,400 nmi (4,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
  • 4,800 nmi (9,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement140
Notes[1][2]

Bayandor-class (Persian: بایندر) is a class of corvette of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy named after Gholamali Bayandor. IRIS Bayandor is the lead ship of her class. It was launched in 1963 and commissioned into the Southern Fleet in 1964, Bayandor was transferred to Iran by the United States under the Mutual Assistance Program.[1]

  1. ^ a b 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. 394, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
  2. ^ Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996), "Iran", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, Conway Maritime Press, p. 184, ISBN 978-1557501325