IRIS Kharg
IRIS Kharg (Persian: خارگ) was a modified Ol-class fleet replenishment oiler of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, named after Kharg Island. Built by Swan Hunter in the United Kingdom and launched in 1977, it was delivered to Iran in 1984. Kharg was Iran's largest naval vessel based on tonnage until the commissioning of IRIS Makran in early 2021.
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| Name | Kharg |
| Namesake | Kharg Island |
| Operator | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Ordered | October 1974 |
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Wallsend-on-Tyne |
| Cost | £40 million |
| Yard number | 98 |
| Laid down | 27 January 1976 |
| Launched | 3 February 1977 |
| Sponsored by | Gholam Reza Pahlavi |
| Completed | 25 April 1980 |
| Maiden voyage | 5 October 1984 |
| Out of service | 2 June 2021 |
| Refit | 1984; 1994; 2014–2016 |
| Homeport | Bandar Abbas |
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| Fate | Sank on 2 June 2021 after catching fire |
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| Class and type | Ol-class replenishment ship |
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| Length | 207.15 m (679 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 25.5 m (83 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 9.14 m (30 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power | 2 × boilers |
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| Speed | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Complement | 248 |
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| Aircraft carried | 3 helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | 2 hangars, 1 helipad |
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On 2 June 2021, Kharg caught fire and sank near the Iranian town of Jask, some 140 kilometres (87 mi) from the Strait of Hormuz, in the Gulf of Oman.
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