Fateh-class submarine
Class overview | |
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Builders: | Marine Industries Organization |
Operators: | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
Building: | 1 |
Completed: | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: |
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Length: | 48 m (157 ft)[1] |
Propulsion: | Diesel-electric |
Speed: |
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Range: | 6,700 km (3,600 nmi; 4,200 mi) at 8 knots, snorkeling |
Endurance: | 35 days |
Armament: | Torpedoes (4 Torpedo Tubes), Missiles, Sea mines[2] |
Fateh (Persian: فاتح, meaning "conqueror") is an Iranian designed class of semi-heavy submarines. The Iranian media reported that Fateh class subs can operate more than 200 meters below the sea surface for nearly five weeks.[3] In September 2013, the Iranian Navy announced that the first sub of this class would be launched by the end of the current Iranian year (in March 2014).,[4] according to satellite imagery first boat of the class was launched in 2013 and a second one is under construction at the Bandar Anzali Naval Base on the Caspian Sea.[5]
Submarines in the class
Submarine | Launched | Status |
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Fateh | 2013 | Undergoing trials |
See also
References
- ↑ "New Iranian sub seen for the first time". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ http://www.mashreghnews.ir/fa/news/251312
- ↑ Press TV Fateh submarines to join Iran Navy 5 October 2011
- ↑ Iran to Launch New Submarine to Boost Naval Capabilities in High Seas, Fars News Agency, November 27, 2013
- ↑ "Iran launches new submarine class". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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