Azar-class patrol boat
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | CN Lamar, La Spezia, Italy |
| Operators | Imperial Iranian Armed Forces |
| Built | 1954–1955 |
| Completed | 9 |
| Scrapped | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 65 tons standard |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Propulsion | 2 × engines |
| Speed | 22 kn (41 km/h) |
| Armament | 2 × machine guns |
| Notes | [1] |
Azar (Persian: آذر) was a class of nine patrol boats that was built in Italy for the Imperial Iranian Navy.[1] The boats were named Azar, Chahab, Derakhsh, Navak, Peykan, Tondar, Tondbad, Toufan and Tousan.[1] Built in the early 1950s, all probably were stricken in the 1970s.[1]
