Hormuz 24-class landing ship

*Hormoz 24*-class landing ship
Class overview

Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Built	1985–1986
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Landing ship, tank
Displacement	2,046 tons full load
Length	73.1 m (239 ft 10 in)
Beam	14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Draught	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × Daihatsu 6DLM-22 engines, 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) 2 × shafts
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)

Iran Hormoz 24 (Persian: ایران هرمز ۲۴) is a class of landing ship tank operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

History

The vessels were built at a shipyard in Inchon, South Korea between 1985 and 1986.^[1] The vessels are reportedly registered as merchant ships in official documents.^[1] All three were launched on 20 December 1985, and were given placeholder names Hormoz 24, Hormoz 25 and Hormoz 26.^[2]

Description

Having 110 spare berthings, Hormoz 24 vessels are able to carry 9 tanks or 140 troops.^[1]

Ships in the class

The vessels of this class in IRGC service are:^[1]

Ship	Namesake	Hull number	Status
Farsi	Farsi Island	24	In service
Sardasht	Sardasht	25	In service
Sab Sahel	Unknown	26	In service

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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. 392, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
^ Silverstone, Paul H. (1987), "Naval Intelligence", Warship International, 24 (1), International Naval Research Organization: 70, JSTOR 44889099

Ship classes of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Coastal warfare vessels

PTGF	Tondar class

Patrol vessels

PB	Ghaem class Pashe class Heidar class
PBFT	Peykaap I class Kajami class Gahjae class Tarlan class
PBFG	Azarakhsh class Peykaap II class Peykaap III class MK13 class
PBF	Ashura class Taregh class Zafar class RIB class Cougar class Seraj class MIL 55 class MIL 40 class Kashdom class Murce class Tir class

Amphibious warfare vessels

LSL	Hormuz 21 class
LST	Hormuz 24 class

Auxiliary ships

AP	Nasser class
HARTH	Shahid Nazeri class <i>Shahid Soleimani</i> class

List of equipment of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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History

Description

Ships in the class

References