IRIS Shamshir
1978 Iranian fast attack craft
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IRIS Shamshir (Persian: شمشیر, lit. 'Sword') is a Kaman-class fast attack craft in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.
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Shamshir (front) with Jamaran (back) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Iran | |
| Name | Shamshir |
| Namesake | Shamshir |
| Operator | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Ordered | 14 October 1974 |
| Builder | Constructions de Mécaniques, Cherbourg |
| Laid down | 15 May 1976 |
| Launched | 12 September 1977 |
| Commissioned | 31 March 1978 |
| Refit | 2014 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Kaman-class fast attack craft |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 47 m (154 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power | 4 × MTU 16V538 TB91 diesels, 14,400 brake horsepower (10.7 MW) |
| Propulsion | 4 × shafts |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h) |
| Range | 2,000 miles (3,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h); 700 miles (1,100 km) at 33.7 knots (62.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament |
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| Notes | As reported by Jane's (1979)[1] |
Construction and commissioning
Shamshir was built by French Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie at Cherbourg, as one of the second six contracted on 14 October 1974.[2] Her keel was laid down on 15 May 1976 and on 12 September 1977, she was launched.[2] Together with Falakhon and Paykan, she was commissioned into the fleet on 31 March 1978.[2]
Service history
During Iran-Iraq War, her home port was Bushehr Naval Base.[3]
Her refit was completed in c. 2014 and Iranian chief of naval operations was quoted as saying, "Shamshir missile-launcher warship is capable of firing different mid-range and long-range surface-to-surface missiles, including Nour and Qader, or any other type of missile after its recent overhaul... The warship also has a double-purpose surface-to-surface and surface-to-air artillery which has been built by Iranian industries and the defense ministry and was tested successfully in the drills".[4] He also added that she is equipped with domestically built radars and new weapons systems, including 76mm caliber cannons.[4]
Starting on 9 April 2014, Shamshir departed home for a six-day search and rescue joint drill with Pakistan Navy and Royal Navy of Oman vessels.[5] Other Iranian vessels in this drill were Alvand, Bushehr and Atashbar, the latter of Revolutionary Guard Corps.[5]
