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Tondar-class fast attack craft

Class overview
Builders	Zhanjiang Shipyard, China
Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Preceded by	Type 021-class missile boat
Built	1991–1996
In service	1994–present
Planned	10
Completed	10
Active	10
General characteristics
Type	Fast attack craft
Displacement	174 tons standard 208 tons full load
Length	38.6 m (126 ft 8 in)
Beam	6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
Draught	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	3 × diesel engines, 8,025 horsepower (5.984 MW) 3 × shafts
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement	3 officers and 25 sailors
Sensors and processing systems	Active radar homing SR-47A surface search radar RM 1070-A navigation system Type 341 Radar
Armament	2 × twin missile launchers 2 × twin AK-230 guns 2 × twin 23mm guns

The Tondar class (Persian: تندر, lit. 'thunder', also known as Houdong class) consists of ten fast attack crafts operated by Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran.

History

The negotiations to sign a contract for the vessels started in 1991, but was delayed for some time over the type of missiles installed on the ships. The ships were manufactured at Zhanjiang Shipyard, China and were delivered to Iran in two batches, the first five in September 1994 and the remaining in March 1996.

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships have a standard displacement of 174 tonnes (171 long tons) and 208 t (205 long tons) at full load. The class design is 38.6 m (127 ft) long, would have a beam of 6.8 m (22 ft) and a draft of 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) and would have used three propeller shafts, powered by three diesel engines. This system was designed to provide 8,025 horsepower (5.984 MW) for a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h).

Armament

According to the 2020 edition of "The Military Balance" published by the IISS, the ships are equipped with two twin launchers that fire Iranian-made AShM, Ghader. 2015–16 version of Jane's Fighting Ships however, had reported that the ships carry four Noor missiles. The missiles rely on active radar homing to 120 kilometres (65 nmi) at 0.9 Mach.

The close-in weapon system on the ships consists of two 30mm/65 twin AK-230 guns, while the secondary armament is two 23mm/87 twin guns.

Sensors and processing systems

Tondar-class vessels use Chinese SR-47A surface search radar and RM 1070-A navigation system, both working on I-band. For fire control, they use Type 341 Radar (also known as Rice Lamp) on I/J-band.

Ships in the class

The ships in the class which were renamed in c. 2006, are:

References

1. ^ 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. 388, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
2. ^ 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.

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