IRIS Konarak
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| History | |
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 Iran | |
| Name | Konarak |
| Owner | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Builder | K Damen, Boven-Hardinxveld, Netherlands |
| Yard number | 1403 |
| Launched | 1988 |
| In service | 1988 |
| Out of service | 10 May 2020 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass-[disambiguation needed] |
| Displacement | 650 long tons (660 t) |
| Length | 50.8 metres (167 ft) |
| Beam | 10.2 metres (33 ft) |
| Draft | 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MWM TBD 604-V12 Diesels |
| Speed | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Complement | 25 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Decca - Radar, Surface Search & Navigation |
| Armament | |
| Notes | Refit 2018 |
The Iranian ship Konarak is a Template:Sclass-. It was built in the Netherlands, and has been in service since 1988. Originally intended as a support and logistics ship Konorak was overhauled in 2018, and is now armed with anti-ship missiles. The vessel was struck by a missile fired from the frigate Jamaran in a friendly fire incident during training on 10 May 2020, killing 19 of its crew.
Description
Konarak was built in 1988 at the K. Damen Shipyards, in Boven-Hardinxveld, the Netherlands, as hull number 1403.[2][3] It was ordered and purchased before the 1979 Iranian Revolution.[4] The twelve Template:Sclass-s were constructed in the 1980s, six of them at the K. Damen Shipyards, and the remainder under contract in Iran. Questions were raised in the Dutch parliament over the delivery of the ships during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War but as the ships were unarmed and not combatant vessels an export license was not necessary. The Dutch also delivered a tug and water tanker to the Iranian Navy during this period.[2] Konarak has been in service since 1988.[5]
The Konarak is 50.8 metres (167 ft) long, 10.2 metres (33 ft) wide and has a draught of 2.7 metres (8.9 ft).[1] It is capable of carrying 460 tonnes (450 long tons; 510 short tons) of cargo (including 40 tonnes (39 long tons; 44 short tons) of drinking water) and 100 men.[3]
Service
Ships of the Hendijan-class have been used as support vessels and in logistics roles. In recent years they have been repurposed as combatant vessels with anti-shipping weapons installed.[2] The Konarak was overhauled in 2018 and was given missile-launch capability and could be used to lay mines.[5][3] Konarak had no anti-missile weaponry, though it may have had an Oerlikon 20 mm cannon.[2][3] It joined the Irani naval force based at the city of Konarak on 7 October 2018.[3]
2020 friendly fire incident
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On 10 May 2020, the ship was struck by a missile fired from the Jamaran whilst in the Strait of Hormuz. Official Iranian TV initially reported one fatality in the incident,[6] but this was later revised to 19 sailors killed and 15 more injured. The Konarak was involved as a tender, setting out targets for target practice for missiles from Jamaran. The Konarak reportedly failed to distance itself sufficiently from the target prior to the launch and was struck by a missile.[4] The missile may have automatically locked onto Konarak as the largest target or else been set as the target by human error.[6]
Konarak was recovered after the incident to port to undergo a "technical inspection". Footage published by Iranian state broadcaster IRIB showed significant damage to the ship's superstructure.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Bakhtaran / Vakhtaran (Hendijan, MIG-S-4700) AG - General Purpose Auxiliary". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d Karremann, Jaime (11 May 2020). "Raket van Iraans fregat treft Iraanse patrouilleboot: 19 doden" [Rocket from Iranian frigate strikes Iranian patrol boat]. Marineschepen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Several Killed, Injured in Naval Accident Off Southern Iranian Coast". Iran Front Page. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Iran navy 'friendly fire' incident kills 19 sailors in Gulf of Oman". BBC News. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Sailors killed after Iran missile 'accidentally' strikes own ship". Al Jazeera. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b Wintour, Patrick (11 May 2020). "Iran says 19 dead in Gulf of Oman friendly fire incident". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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