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PERSIA / IRAN
MINE WARFARE SHIPS AND CRAFT
SHAHROKH coastal minesweepers (1959-1962)
Photo
Simorgh 1975
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| شهرخ [Shahrokh] | 31, 1976- 301 | Bellingham SY, USA | 1959 | 10.1959 | unarmed TS 1998 | ||
| شهبز [Shahbaz] | 32 | Bellingham SY, USA | 22.11.1958 | 9.1959 | fire 1975 | ||
| سيمورغ [Simorgh] | 33, 1976- 302 | Tacoma BB, USA | 3.3.1961 | 9.1961 | sunk 1981 | ||
| كركس [Karkas] | 34, 1976- 303 | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, USA | 1962 | 5.1962 | sunk 1982-1988 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 360 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 400 |
| Length, m | 42.1 wl 44.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.10 |
| Draught, m | 2.10 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 General Motors diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 880 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, mechanical, acoustic, magnetic minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | Decca 707 radar, UQS-1 sonar |
| Complement | 39 |
Standard scale images
Shahrokh 1975
Graphics
Simorgh 1975
Project history
USN Adjutant class coastal minesweepers, built under MDAP.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Shahbaz was lost through fire in 1975. Simorgh and Karkas were lost during Iran-Iraq war.
