Nasser-class ship

Nasser (Persian: ناصر‎, lit. 'helper') is a class of auxiliary ships built by Iranian shipyard Arvandan and operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[1]

Nasser-class ship
Class overview
Builders: Arvandan Shipbuilding Co.
Operators: Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
General characteristics
Type: Auxiliary ship
Displacement: 35 tons of supplies
Length: 33 m (108 ft 3 in)
Beam: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draught: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Installed power: Diesel
Propulsion:
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × shafts
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h)
Complement: 86 troops
Armament: 1 × 12.7mm machine gun

Type

Arvandan Shipbuilding Co., the manufacturer of these vessels, is a civilian shipyard that specializes in light passenger ferries.[1] According to Jane's Fighting Ships, the ships in the class are yard auxiliary general (YAG),[2] while the International Institute for Strategic Studies classifies them as transport ship (AP).[3] The U.S. Navy has variously described the class as "auxiliary patrol vessel" or "light personnel transport".[1]

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The class design is 33 m (108 ft) long, would have a beam of 8 m (26 ft) and a draft of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in).[2] It uses two shafts coupled with two diesel engines that provide power for a top speed of 27 knots (50 km/h).[2] Nasser vessels can carry 86 troops or 35 tons of supplies.[2]

Armament

Joseph Trevithick, a fellow at GlobalSecurity.org, says the vessels seem "lightly armed", adding that it "did not necessarily mean it might not have been threatening".[1] Trevithick also opines that they could be used as minelayers.[1] The 2015 edition of Jane's mentions that the ships are equipped with one 12.7mm machine gun, as well as unknown electro-optic systems.[2] In June 2020, Iranian media published footage of a Sevom Khordad transporter-erector-launcher and radar (TELAR) unit aboard afterdeck of a ship named Shahid Siyavashi, launching a missile.[4]

Ships in the class

Known ships in commission the class are:

Ship Hull number Commissioned Status
Nasser 111 111 Unknown In service
Nasser 112 112 Unknown In service
Nasser 113 113 March 2011 In service

References
  1. Trevithick, Joseph (25 July 2017), "For the U.S. Navy, Iranian Harassment Is Risky Business As Usual", The Drive, retrieved 25 August 2020
  2. 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. 395, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
  3. The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) (2020). "Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance 2020. 120. Routledge. p. 350. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707968. ISBN 9780367466398.
  4. Binnie, Jeremy (24 June 2020), "Update: IRGC tests SAM system on ship", Janes
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