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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
هنگام [Hengam]	511		Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK		27.9.1973	12.8.1974	in service (2019)
لارک [Larak]	512		Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK		7.5.1974	12.11.1974	in service (2019)
لاوان [Lavan]	513		Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK		12.6.1978	16.1.1985	in service (2019)
تنب [Tonb]	514		Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK		6.12.1979	21.2.1985	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	2500
Displacement full, t	2940
Length, m	86.8 pp 93.0 oa
Breadth, m	14.9
Draught, m	3.00 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	511, 512: 4 Paxman Ventura 12YJCM diesels 513, 514: 4 MTU 12V562 TB61 diesels
Power, h. p.	511, 512: 5600 513, 514: 5800
Max speed, kts	15
Fuel, t	diesel oil 295
Endurance, nm(kts)	3500(12)
Armament	511, 512: 4 x 1 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 564, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 x 40 -122 BM-21 RL, helicopter deck 513, 514: 4 x 2 - 23/87 ZU-23-2, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 x 40 - 122 BM-21 RL, helicopter deck
Military load	2 LCVP, 227 troops, 9 tanks, 700 t cargo
Electronic equipment	Decca 1229 radar
Complement	80

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Project history

Lack the through tank deck of the larger British Sir Lancelot class. Flight deck for one helicopter aft. Carry up to 9 tanks depending on size (one Chieftain abreast or two T-54/55). 700t cargo capacity includes 300t of vehicle fuel. 42.7x9.4m vehicle deck can accommodate 12 T-55 or 6 Chieftain tanks. 10t crane can handle two Uniflote cargo lighters and 12 Z-boat LCPs. First two were ordered in 1972, four more in 1977. Material for the last two ships was ordered by Yarrow by the time of their cancellation in March 1979.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.