IRIS Paykan (2003)

For the automobile see Paykan.
For the Iranian football club based in Tehran, see Paykan Tehran F.C.

History
Iran
Name: Paykan
Builder: Iran
Laid down: Unknown
Launched: Unknown
In service: 29 September 2003
Identification:
Status: In service as of 2007
General characteristics
Class and type: Sina-class fast attack craft
Displacement: 275 tons full load
Length: 47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam: 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draught: 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 4 shafts, 14,400 bhp (10,700 kW)
Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement: 31
Armament:
  • (2) or (4) C-802 surface-to-surface missiles
  • (1) Fajr-27 76 mm DP (OTO Melara) gun
  • (1) 40 mm anti-aircraft gun
For other ships with the same name, see IRIS Paykan (P224).

The Iranian missile boat Paykan (Persian: پيکان‎) is an Iranian-made Sina-class fast attack craft. The Sina class is nearly identical to the Kaman class and Paykan and Joshan are both often referred to as members of the Kaman class.

Design

Paykan was Iran's first self-made missile boat and is equipped with two or four C802 SSM anti-ship missiles, one Fajr-27 76 mm dual-purpose gun and one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun.

Paykan was built in memory of the original Paykan, that sank three Iraqi Navy Osa II boats in 1980 during Operation Morvarid,[1] it also has the same pennant number as the original one.

See also

References
  1. Muffin, Tom. "Operation Moravid". iinavy.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.


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