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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, Clyde |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Built | 1972–1974; 1977–1984 |
| In service | 1974–present |
| Planned | 6 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Cancelled | 2 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship Heavy |
| Displacement | 2,581 tons full load |
| Length | 93 m (305 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 80 |
Hengam (Persian: هنگام) is a class of Landing Ship Heavy built by the Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited and operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. A total of 6 ships were originally planned but eventually last two were cancelled. Each of the four ships in service in the class is named after a namesake island inside Iranian territorial waters, namely Hengam Island, Larak Island, Tonb Islands, and Lavan Island respectively.