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History
Iran
NameAbu Mahdi al-Muhandis
NamesakeAbu Mahdi al-Muhandis
OwnerIran
OperatorNavy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
BuilderShahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr
Commissioned5 September 2022
HomeportBandar Abbas, Iran
StatusIn active service
NotesHull number FS313-01[1]
General characteristics
TypeMissile corvette
Displacement~600 tonnes
Length65.0 m (213 ft 3 in)
Beam14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Installed powerDiesel engine
Propulsion4 × engines
Speed32 knots (59 km/h)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km)
Sensors and
processing systems
Radars and latest electronics
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Unknown EW
  • 2 × Chaff dispensers
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter
NotesAbility to carry 3 × Fast attack boats.

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis is a Iranian missile corvette. His hull number is PC313-01. The second indiginios high-aspect-ratio twin-hull vessels.

Design

Abu Mahdi corvette as other Shahid Soleimani-class corvette profits a catamaran design and features stealth capabilities, aimed at eluding enemy detection. The special design of this futuristic missile boat makes it difficult for enemy radar and reconnaissance systems to detect its presence in the waters.

Armament

Nomination

The corvette is named in honor of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi commander who was killed in same operation with Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike in 2020.[2]

References

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  2. ^ "Iranian Navy commissions futuristic corvette". Defence Blog. Retrieved 17 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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