Peykaap I-class torpedo boat

For the ten-wheel drive carrying air-defense system, see Zoljenah truck.

*Peykaap I*-class speedboat
Class overview

Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
In service	2002–present
General characteristics
Type	PT Boat
Displacement	14 tons
Length	17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Beam	3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Draught	0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW)
Speed	52 knots (96 km/h)
Complement	3
Armament	1 × 12.7mm machine gun 2 × 324mm torpedo tubes

Zoljenah (Persian: ذوالجناح, lit. 'two-winged', named after Zuljanah; also known as Peykaap I or IPS-16) is a class of fast torpedo boat operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is described a stealth craft whose unusual armament suggests a "ship-disabling role".

As of 2014, the boats are made available for export.

History

IPS-16 boats were purchased from North Korea in the early 2000s. The first six were reportedly delivered to Iran on 8 December 2002, aboard freighter Iran Meead. Iran then reverse engineered the boat and has been able to produce it domestically.

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships have a standard displacement of 14 t (14 long tons). The class design is 17 m (56 ft) long, would have a beam of 3.75 m (12.3 ft) and a draft of 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in). It uses one surface piercing propeller, powered by two diesel engines. This system was designed to provide 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) for a top speed of 52 knots (96 km/h).

Armament

Zoljenah-class boats are equipped with a 12.7mm machine guns, but their primary armament is two single 324mm torpedo tubes.

References

^ 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. 389, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
"Peykaap Class".
Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies (PDF), Office of Naval Intelligence, February 2017, p. 28, ISBN 978-0160939686
The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. Vol. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398. S2CID 219624897.

External links

Profile at cmano-db.com

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 Shahid Soleimani class

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

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