IRIS Bushehr
Iranian ship
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IRIS Bushehr is the second ship of the Bandar Abbas class that are used as fleet supply ships and are operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. It is named after the port city of Bandar Abbas, home to an important naval base of Iran Navy. The ship is operated as a combined tanker and store ship, which carries victuals, armaments, and general stores. The vessel does not have facilities for replenishment at sea (RAS).[1] During the 2026 Iran war, the ship and her crew of 208 sailors was interned by the Sri Lankan Navy at Trincomalee and the crew were transferred to Welisara Naval Base.[2][3][4][5]
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NameBushehr
NamesakeBushehr
OwnerPahlavi Iran / Islamic Republic of Iran
OperatorImperial Iranian Navy until 1979 / Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
IRIS Bushehr (bottom) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 /  Pahlavi Iran / Iran | |
| Name | Bushehr |
| Namesake | Bushehr |
| Owner | Pahlavi Iran / Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Operator | Imperial Iranian Navy until 1979 / Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Builder | C. Lühring Yard, Brake, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
| Launched | March 1974 |
| Commissioned | November 1974 |
| Home port | Bandar Abbas, Iran |
| Identification | Hull number: PC313-01 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bandar Abbas-class replenishment ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 4,748 tons full load |
| Length | 108 m (354 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 16.6 m (54 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 59 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | 1 telescopic hangar |