Hira 1941
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Hira (ex-شَهباز [Shahbaz]) | OCP, Naples, Italy | 12.9.1931 | 1931 // 8.1941 | to Iran 1946 (شَهباز [Shahbaz]) | |||
| Lal (ex-سیمرغ [Simurgh]) | CNR, Palermo, Italy | 3.8.1931 | 1931 // 8.1941 | to Iran 1946 (سیمرغ [Simurgh]) | |||
| Moti (ex-كركس [Karkass]) | CNR, Palermo, Italy | 24.8.1931 | 1931 // 8.1941 | to Iran 1946 (كركس [Karkass]) | |||
| Nilam (ex-شاهرخ [Shahrokh]) | CNR, Palermo, Italy | 26.7.1931 | 1931 // 8.1941 | to Iran 1946 (شاهرخ [Shahrokh]) |
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Displacement standard, t |
331 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
51.8 pp |
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Breadth, m |
6.70 |
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Draught, m |
1.83 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Fiat diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
900 |
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Max speed, kts |
15.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV |
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Complement |
Project history: Iranian gunboats captured by British troops 25.8.1941, used as training and patrol ships in Bombay.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: No significant events.
Karkass
© Ivan Gogin, 2015