Hengam-class landing ship

Hengam-class landing ship
Class overview
BuildersYarrow Shipbuilders Limited, Clyde
OperatorsIslamic Republic of Iran Navy
Built1972–1974; 1977–1984
In service1974–present
Planned6
Completed4
Canceled2
Active4
General characteristics
TypeLanding Ship Heavy
Displacement2,581 tons full load
Length93 m (305 ft 1 in)
Beam15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed powerDiesel
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)
Range4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement80

Hengam (Persian: هنگام) is a class of Landing Ship Heavy built by the Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited and operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. A total of 6 ships were originally planned but eventually last two were cancelled. Each of the four ships in service in the class is named after a namesake island inside Iranian territorial waters, namely Hengam Island, Larak Island, Tonb Islands, and Lavan Island respectively.[citation needed]

Ships in the class

Ships of the class are:

Ship Namesake Hull number Laid down Launched Commissioned Status
IRIS Hengam Hengam Island 511 late 1972 29 September 1973 12 August 1974 In service
IRIS Larak Larak Island 512 1973 7 May 1974 12 November 1974 In service
IRIS Tonb Tonb Islands 513 Unknown 27 February 1979 21 February 1985 In service
IRIS Lavan Lavan Island 514 6 February 1978 6 December 1979 16 January 1985 Interned at Kochi Port by India on 4 March 2026.

See also

Equivalent landing ships of the same era

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, p. 186
  2. ↑ Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, p. 393
  3. ↑ "Days before US torpedo strike on IRIS Dena, Iran requested India to dock damaged warship at Kochi: Reports". Wion. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  4. ↑ "India gave safe harbour to another Iranian ship days before IRIS Dena was sunk by US". The Times of India. 2026-03-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  5. ↑ Adithya Krishna Menon (6 March 2026). "India Reveals That It Interned Iranian Naval Vessel IRIS Lavan on March 4". Naval News. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

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