IRIS Khanjar (P230)

History
IranIran
NameKhanjar
NamesakeKhanjar
OperatorIslamic Republic of Iran Navy
Ordered14 October 1974
BuilderConstructions de Mécaniques, Cherbourg
Laid down17 January 1977
Launched27 April 1978
Commissioned1 August 1981
StatusIn service
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeKaman-class fast attack craft
Displacement
  • 249 tons standard
  • 275 tons full load
Length47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draft1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Installed power4 × MTU 16V538 TB91 diesels, 14,400 brake horsepower (10.7 MW)
Propulsion4 × shafts
Speed36 knots (67 km/h)
Range2,000 miles (3,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h); 700 miles (1,100 km) at 33.7 knots (62.4 km/h)
Complement30
Armament
NotesAs reported by Jane's (1979)[1]

IRIS Khanjar (Persian: خنجر, lit.'Dagger') is a Kaman-class fast attack craft in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.

  1. ^ Moore, John, ed. (1979). Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80. London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 256. ISBN 0-354-00587-1.