IRIS Naghdi (82)

Naghdi c. 1969
History
Iran
NameNaghdi
NamesakeLtCdr. Nasrollah Naghdi
Operator
BuilderLevingston Shipbuilding Company
Laid down12 September 1962
Launched10 October 1963
Commissioned22 July 1964
Refit1970, 1978, 1988, 2009
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]

Naghdi (Persian: نقدی) is a Bayandor-class corvette of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy serving in the Southern Fleet. Launched in 1963 and commissioned into the fleet in 1964, Naghdi 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