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IRIS Hengam (Persian: هنگام) is the lead ship of the Hengam-class landing ship. Its hull classification is Landing Ship Heavy. The ship was built in 1974 by the Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited and is operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.[1] The ship is named after a namesake island inside Iranian territorial waters, namely Hengam Island. It is operated by the southern fleet and its home port is Bandar Abbas.
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| History | |
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| Name | Hengam |
| Namesake | Hengam Island |
| Owner | Iran |
| Operator | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, Clyde |
| Homeport | Bandar Abbas, Iran |
| Identification | Hull number: |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hengam-class Landing Ship Heavy |
| Displacement | 2,581 tons full load |
| Length | 93 m (305 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 80 |
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edit- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996), "Iran", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, Conway Maritime Press, pp. 183–188, ISBN 978-1557501325
- Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, pp. 382–395, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
