Ghadir class submarine

Class overview
Builders: Defense Industries Organization
Operators: Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Preceded by: Nahang Class
Succeeded by: Qaaem class submarine
In service: 28 November 2007
Active: 17
General characteristics
Tonnage: 120 tonnes
Displacement: 115 tons surfaced [1]
Length: 29 m [2]
Beam: ~3 m
Draught: ~2.5 m
Propulsion: Diesel-electric propulsion
Speed: 11 knots
Complement: 18
Armament: 2 x 533mm torpedos, mines

Ghadir (Persian: غدیر) is a class of midget submarines built by Iran specifically for cruising within the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf.[1] It is named after Ghadir Khumm, a holy place to Shia Muslims.

On 24 November 2007 Iranian rear-admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced: "A home-made destroyer called Jamaran and a home-made submarine of Ghadir class will launch operation on November 28." [1] He also said that the submarine is equipped with the latest military and technological equipment and that its capabilities are equal to that of foreign types. Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei was quoted saying: "Today, you have been able to design and build many of the military requirements. We have become self-sufficient from other countries." to Iran's navy commanders on the day the submarine was launched.[2]

New Ghadir submarines were delivered to the Iranian navy on June 2009, August 2010[3][4], August 2011[5] and November 2011[6]. While Ghadir resembles the North Korean Sang-O class submarine, it is probably better described as a littoral submarine, similar in concept to the Italian Sauro class submarine though significantly smaller.[7] The Ghadir class submarines are capable of firing the Hoot supercavitating rocket torpedoes.

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Submarines in the class

Submarine Launched Status
Ghadir 942 Nov 2007 In Service
Ghadir 943 Aug 2008 In Service
Ghadir 944 Nov 2008 In Service
Ghadir 945 Jun 2009 In Service
Ghadir 946 Jun 2009 In Service
Ghadir 947 Jun 2009 In Service
Ghadir 948 Jun 2009 In Service
Ghadir 949 Aug 2010 In Service
Ghadir 950 Aug 2010 In Service
Ghadir 951 Aug 2010 In Service
Ghadir 952 Aug 2011 In Service
Ghadir 953 Aug 2011 In Service
Ghadir 954 Aug 2011 In Service
Ghadir 955 Aug 2011 In Service
Ghadir 956 Nov 2011 In Service
Ghadir 957 Nov 2011 In Service
Ghadir 958 Nov 2011 In Service

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Fars News Agency Iran to Launch Home-Made Submarine, Destroyer 24 November 2007
  2. ^ WTOP news Iran Says It Has Sonar-Evading Submarine 28 November 2007
  3. ^ PRESS TV Iran domestic submarines join naval fleet June 01, 2009
  4. ^ Fars News Agency Pictures of the new submarines June 01, 2009
  5. ^ Fars News Agency Details of the Newest Iranian Submarine, named Fateh October 05, 2011
  6. ^ Fars News Agency Iranian Navy Receives 3 Ghadir-Class Submarines November 26, 2011
  7. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/ghadir.htm

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