.jpg) Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Iran | |
| Name | Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis |
| Namesake | Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis |
| Owner | Iran |
| Operator | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Builder | Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr |
| Homeport | Bandar Abbas, Iran |
| Status | In active service |
| Notes | Hull number: PC313-01 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Missile corvette |
| Displacement | 300 tonnes |
| Length | 48.0 m (157 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel engine |
| Propulsion | 4 × engines |
| Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h) |
| Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km) |
| Endurance | 14 days[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems | Radars and latest electronics |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aircraft carried | VTOL drones |
IRIS Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis is an Iranian missile corvette with hull number PC313-01. It is the lead ship of the Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis class of missile corvettes. It is the third indigenous high-aspect-ratio twin-hull (HARTH) class of vessel unveiled on 6 January 2024 in Bandar Abbas by Iran after the Shahid Nazeri class commissioned in 2016 and Shahid Soleimani class commissioned in 2022. The lead ship is named after Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis who was the former deputy head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units, and was assassinated alongside Qasem Soleimani in the US drone strike on 3 January 2020.[citation needed] Like the other 2twoclass of ships, this ship is also in service with IRGC.
- ^ "Iran Receives Two New Warships, Unveils Defense Systems". Nigar Bayramli. Caspian News. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.