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Makran-class forward base ship
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IRIS Makran (Persian: مکران) is the lead ship of Makran class of forward base ship of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. Ships of this class are in service with its Southern Fleet since 2021 and are named after coastal region in southeastern Iran.
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Namesake | coastal region in southeastern Iran |
Port of registry | Monrovia, Liberia |
Builder | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Japan |
Yard number | 1354 |
Launched | 10 September 2009 |
Completed | 8 March 2010 |
Identification |
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Name | Makran |
Namesake | Makran |
Operator | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
Commissioned | 13 January 2021 |
In service | 1 (2 under construction) |
Refit | 2020 |
Homeport | Bandar Abbas |
Identification | Pennant number: 441 |
Status | 1 in active service |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Type | Crude oil tanker |
Tonnage |
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Length |
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Beam | 42.03 m (137 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion | 1 × Propeller |
Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
General characteristics (after modification) | |
Type | Forward Base Ship |
Displacement | 121,000 metric tons full load |
Length | 230.13 m (755 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 42.03 m (137 ft 11 in) |
Height | 21.5 m (70 ft 6 in) |
Endurance | 1,000 days |
Aircraft carried | 6-7 helicopters |
Aviation facilities | Helipad |
Makran is a former crude oil tanker converted into a warship, she was known with the tentative title Khalij-e Fars (lit. 'Persian Gulf', a name reserved for the lead ship of Project Loghman) before her name being changed to the current. Though not officially acknowledged, TankerTrackers, a firm that tracks maritime traffic, has identified her as a Japanese-built ship completed in 2010, previously named Beta and earlier Al Buhaira, and whose AIS signal was last detected in 2019 near United Arab Emirates.[1] Its intended task/purpose is to support naval units in remote waters, especially in the North Indian Ocean, the Bab-el-Mandeb and the Red Sea. Like Makran the other two ships are also being converted from oil tanker to forward base ship.