IRIS Hamzeh (802)

Hamzeh (Persian: حمزه‎) is a corvette serving in the Northern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.

For the Pakistani ship bearing the same name, see PNS Hamza.
History
Iran
Name: Chahsavar
Namesake: Shahsavar
Ordered: 9 December 1935
Builder: N.V. Boele's Scheepswerven & Machinefabriek, Bolnes
Laid down: 18 January 1936
Launched: 17 June 1936
In service: 1936–1979
Refit: 1956
Homeport: Bandar Pahlavi
History
Iran
Name: Hamzeh
Namesake: Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib
Operator: Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Recommissioned: 1998
Reclassified: Turned into warship
Identification:
Status: In active service
General characteristics (as built)
Type: Yacht
Displacement: 530 tons
Length: 53.7 m (176 ft 2 in)
Beam: 7.7 m (25 ft 3 in)
Draft: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power: 2 × Stork diesel engines, 1,300 brake horsepower (0.97 MW)
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h)
General characteristics (after reconstruction)
Type: Corvette
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Active radar homing to 120 kilometres (65 nmi) at 0.9 Mach
Armament:
  • 4 × AShM launcher
  • 1 × 20mm main gun
  • 1 × 12.7mm machine gun

Design

Chahsavar was noted for its special design.[1]

Dimensions and machinery

The ship Chahsavar was 161 feet (49 m) long at the waterline, and 177 feet (54 m) overall.[1] She had a beam of 25 feet 5 inches (7.75 m), and a depth of 16 feet 4 inches (4.98 m) while her draught was 10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m).[1] She was equipped with two seven-cylinder two-stroke cycle single-acting diesel engines, provided by Gebr. Stork, of Hengelo.[1] This system was designed to provide 1,300 brake horsepower (0.97 MW) for a top speed of 14 knots (26 km/h) at 340 r.p.m.[1] Additionally, she was fitted with a hoist provided by The American Engineering Company.[2]

Reconstruction

The ship was refitted in 1956 by Cantiere navale del Muggiano.[3]

After reconstruction, Hamzeh is classified as a corvette.[4][5][6] It has also been variously described as a training ship,[7] a miscellaneous auxiliary ship (AG)[8] or a patrol craft (PBO).[9]

Service history

Hamzeh rejoined the Iranian fleet in January 1998.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Shah's yacht launched", Shipbuilding & Shipping Record, London, 47: 845, 25 June 1936
  2. "Royalty Purchases A-E-CO Equipment", Motorboating, LIX (9): 99, September 1937
  3. Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1989–1990), Jane's Fighting Ships, Jane's Yearbooks, p. 280, ISBN 978-0710608864
  4. Pryce, Paul (26 November 2013), "Corvettes of the Persian Gulf: A Strategic Survey", Center for International Maritime Security, retrieved 1 August 2020
  5. Rezaei, Farhad (Fall 2019), "Iran's Military Capability: The Structure and Strength of Forces", Insight Turkey, 21 (4): 209, JSTOR 26842784
  6. Cordesman, Anthony H.; Lin, Aaron (February 2015), The Iranian Sea-Air-Missile Threat to Gulf Shipping (PDF), Center for Strategic and International Studies, p. 105, ISBN 978-1-4422-4077-3
  7. Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies (PDF), Office of Naval Intelligence, February 2017, p. 34, ISBN 978-0160939686
  8. The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. 120. Routledge. p. 351. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398.
  9. 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. 392, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
  10. Ascher, William; Mirovitskaya, Natalia (2000), The Caspian Sea: A Quest for Environmental Security, Springer, pp. 121–122, ISBN 9780792362197
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