Gohar (Persian: گوهر) was a class of patrol boat that was built in the West Germany for the Imperial Iranian Navy. Three vessels in the class (named Gohar, Shahpar and Shahram) were delivered to Iran by Abeking & Rasmussen between 1969 and 1971.[1] In 1975, Iran transferred the boats to Sudan, where they were respectively renamed to Skeikan (or Shekan), Kadir (or Kader) and Karari.[1]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder, West Germany |
| Operators | |
| Built | 1969–1971 |
| Completed | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 70 tons standard |
| Length | 29 m (95 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Propulsion | 2 × engines |
| Speed | 27–28 kn (50–52 km/h) |
| Complement | 19 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Decca 202 radar |
| Armament | 1 × 12.7mm machine gun |
| Notes | [1] |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996), "Iran", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, Conway Maritime Press, p. 187, ISBN 978-1557501325
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