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BABR sloops (1932)
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Babr 1936
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| بابر [Babr] | CNR, Palermo, Italy | 1930 | 2.8.1931 | 1932 | sunk 25.8.1941 | ||
| پلنگ [Palang] | CNR, Palermo, Italy | 1930 | 11.1931 | 1932 | sunk 25.8.1941 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 950 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | ~1100 |
| Length, m | 62.4 pp |
| Breadth, m | 9.00 |
| Draught, m | 3.00 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Fiat diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1900 |
| Max speed, kts | 15 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 120 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 102/35 Schneider-Armstrong 1914-15, 2 x 1 - 76/40 Ansaldo 1917, 2 x 1 - 6.5/100, 80 mines |
| Complement | 85 |
Standard scale images
Babr 1932
Graphics
Babr 1936
Project history
Seaworthy sloops (sometimes rated as gunboats) with diesel machinery. Under the design 3 102mm guns should be installed, but one of them was replaced by 2 76mm AA guns.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Babr was sunk 25.8.1941 by Australian sloop Yarra in Khorramshahr; subsequently she was raised, but following under tow in Karun river mouth ran ashore and wrecked. Palang was sunk 25.8.1941 by British sloop Shoreham in harbour of Abadan; subsequently she was broken up.
