Murce-class speedboat

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Murce-class speedboat
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Class overview
Builders Marine Industries Organization
Operators Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
In service1990s–present
General characteristics
TypeFast patrol boat
Displacement4 tons full load
Length9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Beam2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Draught0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)
Installed power Diesel
Propulsion2 × Volvo Penta engines, 1,260 horsepower (0.94 MW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement3
Sensors &
processing systems		Surface search radar
Armament
  • 3 × 12.7mm machine gun
  • 1 × 106mm recoilless rifle
  • 1 × RPG-7 rocket launcher
  • 1 × 12-barelled 107mm MLR

Murce (also known as MIG-G-0900) is a class of fast patrol craft operated by naval forces of Iran.

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History

Murce boats are manufactured in Iran by Marine Industries Group. [1] Its unarmed version has been produced in large numbers since the mid-1990s. [1]

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships have a displacement of 4 t (3.9 long tons) at full load. [1] The class design is 9.2 m (30 ft) long, would have a beam of 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) and a draft of 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in). [1] It is powered by two Volvo Penta diesel engines. [1] This system was designed to provide 1,260 horsepower (0.94 MW) for a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h). [1]

Armament

Murce-class boats are equipped with three 12.7mm machine guns, one 106mm recoilless rifle or RPG-7 rocket launcher, as well as a 12-barelled 107mm multiple rocket launcher. [1] They also use surface search radar on I-band. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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, p. 392, ISBN   9780710631435, OCLC   919022075
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