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PERSIA / IRAN
COASTAL FORCES
TAHMADOU motor launches (1941-1944/1951-1956)


Ships


Names Builders Completed Losses Transfers Discarding

FDB58 (ex-HDML1389), 1956- FDB65 تهمدو [Tahmadou]

FDB66 أسلن [Asalon] (ex-SML323, ex-HDML1081)

Sittingbourne SB Co., UK: FDB58

Bolson, Poole, UK: FDB66

1944 // 1951: FDB58

1941 // 6.1956: FDB66

none

none

1971: FDB65, 66



Technical data


Displacement standard, t

46

Displacement full, t54
Length, m22.0
Breadth, m4.83
Draught, m1.40 deep load
No of shafts2
Machinery

FDB58: 2 Thornycroft diesels

FDB66: 2 Gardner diesels

Power, h. p.

FDB58: 260

FDB66: 300

Max speed, kts

FDB58: 11

FDB66: 11.8

Fuel, t

diesel oil 7500 l

Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 3, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 8 DC

Electronic equipmenttype 291 radar, type 134 sonar
Complement10


Standard scale images


<i>Tahmadou </i>1955
Tahmadou 1955


Project history

British HDML class harbour defense motor launches.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.