IRIS Shahid Soleimani
.jpg) Shahid Soleimani in 2022 | |
| History | |
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 Iran | |
| Name | Shahid Soleimani |
| Namesake | Qasem Soleimani |
| Owner | Iran |
| Operator | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Builder | Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr |
| Commissioned | 5 September 2022 |
| In service | 2022-2026 |
| Home port | Bandar Abbas, Iran |
| Identification | Hull number: FS313-01[1] |
| Fate | Struck during the 2026 Iran conflict |
| Status | Unverified |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Shahid Soleimani-class missile corvette |
| Displacement | ~600 tonnes |
| Length | 65.0 m (213 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel engine |
| Propulsion | 4 × engines |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) |
| Sensors & processing systems | Radars and latest electronics |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter |
| Notes | Ability to carry 3 × Fast attack boats. |
IRIS Shahid Soleimani (Persian: شهید سلیمانی) was the lead ship of an Iranian class of missile corvettes with the same name. She was built by the Shahid Mahallati Shipyard and was operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy of Iran.
The Shahid Soleimani was reportedly destroyed by United States forces during the 2026 Iran conflict. [2]
Design
[edit]Hull
[edit]The ship had a catamaran (twin hull) design with sharp angles to give it a more stealthy design. Its design was compared to the Chinese Type 22 missile boat and the Taiwanese Tuo Chiang class. According to Iranian officials, the ship's hull was made of aluminum instead of steel, which marked a new innovation in the Iranian shipbuilding industry.[1]
Armament
[edit]This warship was equipped with six anti-ship cruise missiles including four long-range ones (likely Noor or Ghadir) and two short-range anti-ship missiles (likely Nasir) in an order of two long-range and one short-range box launchers on each side behind the superstructure. It was also the first Iranian warship to be equipped with a vertical launching system (VLS). Its VLS included 6 bigger cells for surface-to-surface cruise missiles and 16 smaller ones for surface-to-air missiles all of which were located behind the command bridge. The warship Shahid Soleimani was also equipped with four 23 mm gatling guns (likely Asef), one 30 mm auto-canon and two chaff dispensers.[1][3] According to Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, the Shahid Soleimani-class vessels have been equipped with different missiles with ranges of 200, 300 and 750 kilometers, as well as with a new 2,000-kilometer-range cruise missile named Ghadr-474.[4] Tangsiri later said that Sayyad Shirazi and Hassan Baqeri are equipped with 16 Navvab vertically-launched missiles and 6 Sayyad-3 missiles.[5]
Radars and electronics
[edit]Intelligence and reconnaissance monitoring, surface and subsurface and air traffic monitoring were among the duties of this vessel and it was equipped with Iran's most advanced electronic warfare systems.[1]
Propulsion
[edit]Shahid Soleimani was powered by four indigenous diesel engines which gives it a top speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) and a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi).[1]
Other equipment
[edit]The warship also had a helipad and crane, which were used to launch and retrieve fast attack boats. The ship could carry three fast attack boats and had the ability to retrieve and rearm them.[1]
History
[edit]After the end of construction at the Shahid Mahallati Shipyard[3] on 14 June 2022, it underwent sea trials but at that time instead of four 20 mm gatling guns, it was equipped with four 12.7 mm machine guns which were later replaced. On 5 September 2022, Shahid Soleimani was commissioned into IRGC's navy branch in a commissioning ceremony.[1]
U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth's March 4th remarks are the only source for the destruction of the ship, and attributed its sinking to CENTCOM. CENTCOM announced that they had successfully struck a Soleimani-class and provided still images of the damaged ship. [6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Military Knowledge: Shahid Soleimani Catamaran Warship". Islamic World News. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-04-26?post-id=cmmc2fqr200013b6t7q7vogll
- ^ a b Sutton, H. I. (2021-03-23). "Mysterious Ship In Iranian Shipyard Is Likely IRGC's New Flagship". Naval News. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "IRGC Vessels Armed with New Long-Range Cruise Missile". Tasnim News Agency. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "New Warships Armed with Various Missiles: IRGC General". Tasnim News Agency. 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-04-26?post-id=cmmc2fqr200013b6t7q7vogll
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