Iranian destroyer Persian Gulf

History
Iran
Name: Persian Gulf
Namesake: Persian Gulf
Ordered: 18 September 2012
General characteristics
Class and type: Khalije Fars-class destroyer
Displacement: 6,500 tonnes
Length: 154 m (505 ft 3 in)
Beam: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Draught: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × 18 MW (24,000 hp) gas turbine engines
  • 2 × 4 MW (5,400 hp) diesel engines
  • 6 × 1 MW (1,300 hp) electric generator
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range: 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
Crew: 240
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Asr
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 2 × SH-3 Sea King (1 in hangar)
Aviation facilities: Hangar

Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس‎‎) is the newest destroyer owned by Iran. It is the largest warship owned by a country near the Persian Gulf.[1]

Work on the ship began on September 18, 2012 under the Luqman Project, after being confirmed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.[2]

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