- Source: Peykaap I-class torpedo boat
Zoljenah (Persian: ذوالجناح, lit. 'two-winged', named after Zuljanah; also known as Peykaap I or IPS-16) is a class of fast torpedo boat operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is described a stealth craft whose unusual armament suggests a "ship-disabling role".
As of 2014, the boats are made available for export.
History
IPS-16 boats were purchased from North Korea in the early 2000s. The first six were reportedly delivered to Iran on 8 December 2002, aboard freighter Iran Meead. Iran then reverse engineered the boat and has been able to produce it domestically.
Design
= Dimensions and machinery
=The ships have a standard displacement of 14 t (14 long tons). The class design is 17 m (56 ft) long, would have a beam of 3.75 m (12.3 ft) and a draft of 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in). It uses one surface piercing propeller, powered by two diesel engines. This system was designed to provide 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) for a top speed of 52 knots (96 km/h).
= Armament
=Zoljenah-class boats are equipped with a 12.7mm machine guns, but their primary armament is two single 324mm torpedo tubes.
References
External links
Profile at cmano-db.com
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Peykaap I-class torpedo boat
- Peykaap II-class missile boat
- Peykaap
- Fast attack craft
- Semi-submersible naval vessel
- List of naval ship classes of Iran
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
- List of equipment of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
