IRIS Shahid Mahdavi
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NameShahid Mahdavi
NamesakeNader Mahdavi
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Iran | |
| Name | Shahid Mahdavi |
| Namesake | Nader Mahdavi |
| Operator | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Builder | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., South Korea[1] |
| Commissioned | 2000 |
| Recommissioned | March 2023[2] |
| In service | 2023–2026 |
| Out of service | 2026 |
| Home port | Bandar Abbas |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk during the 2026 Iran conflict |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 36,000 t (35,000 long tons) |
| Length | 240 m (787 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 27 m (88 ft 7 in) |
| Speed | 33 km/h (21 mph) |
| Range | 33,000 km (21,000 mi) |
| Complement | 50 |
| Sensors & processing systems | 3D phased array radar, EW suite |
| Armament | 4 × Nawab air defense missiles, anti-aircraft gun systems, Qadr-474 cruise missiles, Zolfaghar anti-ship ballistic missiles |
| Aircraft carried | Able to carry different types of helicopters (e.g. Mi 17, Bell-412) and different types of drones. [3] |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing deck |
| Notes | Could carry Zulfikar submersible torpedo boats |
IRIS Shahid Mahdavi was a warship operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran that was capable of carrying helicopters, drones, and missile launchers. Shahid Mahdavi, originally a Panamax container ship, built by South Korea,[4] was the largest ship operated by IRGC Navy until the commissioning of IRIS Shahid Bagheri.[5]
She was three times the size of Shahid Roudaki (12,000 tons), the other Expeditionary Sea Base operated by IRGC Navy. The ship was launched in line with the stated aim of IRGC Navy to create an asymmetrical military strategy to disrupt the established order.[5]
She was destroyed by United States forces during the 2026 Iran conflict.[6]
