Career (Iran)
Name:
Kharg
Namesake:
Kharg Island
Builder:
Swan Hunter , United Kingdom
Laid down:
1976
Launched:
1977
Acquired:
1984
General characteristics
Class & type:
Ol-class
Type:
Replenishment Ship
Displacement:
33,014 tons full load
Length:
207.15 meters
Beam:
25.1 meters
Height:
25.5 meters
Draught:
10 meters
Propulsion:
2 x Westinghouse geared turbines rated at 26870 shp
Speed:
21.5 knots
Complement:
248
Crew:
250
Armament:
supplied without fitted armaments;OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact gun and 4 x USSR 23 mm/80 guns arranged in two twins
Aircraft carried:
3 helicopters
The Iranian ship Kharg is a modified Ol-class replenishment oiler of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy , named after Kharg Island . Built at Swan Hunter in the United Kingdom and launched in 1977, she was delivered to Iran in 1984.
Kharg entered the Suez Canal on 22 February 2011, with the frigate Alvand Latakia , Syria .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The Kharg entered the Suez Canal again, with one other warship on 18 February 2012, after briefly docking at Jeddah , Saudi Arabia .[ 4]
References [ edit ]
^ BBC News: Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal' ^ Ernesto Londoo and Thomas Erdbrink (February 22, 2011). "Iran hails warships' mission in Mediterranean" . Washington Post . Retrieved February 22, 2011 . ^ 'AP Video' ^ "Iran warships enter Mediterranean via Suez Canal" . February 18, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012 .
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