Iranian Navy – Corvettes and Patrol Ships

Corvettes and Patrol Ships

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Shahid Soleimani Class missile catamaran LOA ca. 220′ / 67.1 m (4 built, service since 2022, 1 destroyed 4 March 2026) IRGC operated.

IRGCN Shahid Soleimani-class catamaran Bandar Abbas 2022

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis class missile catamaran LOA 158′ / 48 m TDISP 300 tons (1 active, service since 2024) IRGC operated. HI Sutton has stated it appears to have Noor missile cannisters over the stern.

Shahid Soleimani missile corvette Qeshm island 2022
This view of the Qeshm Island shipyards shows the first unit of the Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis Class missile corvette above, while a Shahid Soleimani Class missile catamaran is also under construction under the cranes.

Bayandor Class (US PF-103 design, built for Iran) LOA 276′ / 84.1 m TDISP 1,100 tons (4 units, service 1963-2026: 2 destroyed during 1980 war, two reportedly destroyed 1 March 2026). Class was upgraded with new guns and two double cannister antiship missile containers added to quarterdeck in early 2010s.

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IRIS Bayandor 81 conducting drills with Russian naval units, 2019 Credit: Ali Khara, Mehr News Agency via Wikimedia commons / CC BY
IRIS Naghdi 82 (1963-2026)

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IRIS Naghdi 82 Credit: Iran Front Page / CC BY

IRIS Hamzeh corvette (formerly Imperial Yacht Shahsavar) (1936) LOA 176′ / 53.6 m TDISP 580 tons. Built in the Netherlands. This yacht was converted into a training ship and patrol boat armed with C-802 anti-ship missiles (visible in cut-outs on stern deck) and light guns.

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IRIS Hamzeh 802 Credit: Khamenei.ir / CC BY

La Combattante IIa Class Fast Attack Boats LOA 154′ / 46.9 m TDISP 260 tons. IRGC operated. The Iranian names for this class is the Kaman and Sina, which are slight variants. (16 across two types, more under construction. 3 were sunk by US forces during the 1988 raids)

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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Council (Navy) ship Kaman (Combattante II) Class Gardouneh P-229, on a routine patrol in the Arabian Gulf, 2001. NARA: US Navy Official 330-CFD-DN-SD-05-00553(PH2 Andrew Meyers)
Hendijan class Bandar Abbas 2021

Kayvan (Cape) Class LOA 95′ / 29 m TDISP 150 tons (3 built in US 1950s, possibly still active) Cape class PV Bandar Abbas 2021

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