IRIS Gardouneh (P229)

	Gardouneh in 2001
History
Iran
Name:	Gardouneh
Operator:	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Ordered:	19 February 1974
Builder:	Constructions de Mécaniques, Cherbourg
Laid down:	18 October 1976
Launched:	23 February 1978
Commissioned:	11 September 1978
Status:	In service
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type:	Kaman-class fast attack craft
Displacement:	249 tons standart; 275 tons full load;
Length:	47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam:	7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draft:	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Installed power:	4 × MTU 16V538 TB91 diesels, 14,400 brake horsepower (10.7 MW)
Propulsion:	4 × shafts
Speed:	36 knots (67 km/h)
Range:	2,000 miles (3,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h); 700 miles (1,100 km) at 33.7 knots (62.4 km/h)
Complement:	30
Armament:	4 × Harpoon (single cell); 1 × 76mm/65 (single compact); 1 × 40mm/70 Bofors;
Notes:	As reported by Jane's (1979)[1]

IRIS Gardouneh (Persian: گردونه‎, lit. 'Roulette') is a Kaman-class fast attack craft in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.

Construction and commissioning

Gardouneh was built by French Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie at Cherbourg, as one of the first six contracted on 19 February 1974.[2] Her keel was laid down on 18 October 1976 and on 23 February 1978, she was launched.[2] Gardouneh was commissioned into the fleet on 11 September 1978.[2]

Service history

During Iran-Iraq War, her home port was Bushehr Naval Base.[3] On 28 October 1980, Gardouneh and her sister ships Paykan and Joshan were deployed to attack Iraqi oil facilities at al-Faw, supported by a Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King.[4] The operation was repeated again on October 31 by the same naval group. However, in this operation Iranian vessels were engaged with three Iraqi Osa-class missile boats, that fired Styx missiles at them and drew back with maximum speed.[4] Gardouneh and the two other vessels managed to avoid the missiles but could not retaliate.[4]

References

Moore, John, ed. (1979). Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80. London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 256. ISBN 0-354-00587-1.
Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996), "Iran", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1947–1995, Conway Maritime Press, pp. 183–188, ISBN 978-1557501325
Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. Appendix D, Table D6, p. 528. ISBN 978-0-674-91571-8.
Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-674-91571-8.

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[1] Moore, John, ed. (1979). Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80. London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 256. ISBN 0-354-00587-1.

[Conway's-2] Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996), "Iran", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1947–1995, Conway Maritime Press, pp. 183–188, ISBN 978-1557501325

[3] Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. Appendix D, Table D6, p. 528. ISBN 978-0-674-91571-8.

[Razoux-4] Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-674-91571-8.

[W-5] War loss