IRIS Makran
IRIS Makran (Persian: مکران) is the first and only forward base ship of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, in service with its Southern Fleet since 2021 and named after a coastal region in southeastern Iran.
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Port of registry | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Builder | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Japan |
| Yard number | 1354 |
| Launched | 10 September 2009 |
| Completed | 8 March 2010 |
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| History | |
| Iran | |
| Name | Makran |
| Namesake | Makran |
| Operator | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Commissioned | 13 January 2021 |
| Refit | 2020 |
| Homeport | Bandar Abbas |
| Identification | Pennant number: 441 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Crude oil tanker |
| Tonnage |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 42.03 m (137 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 × Propeller |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| General characteristics (after modification) | |
| Type | Forward Base Ship |
| Displacement | 121,000 metric tons full load |
| Length | 230.13 m (755 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 42.03 m (137 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 21.5 m (70 ft 6 in) |
| Endurance | 1,000 days |
| Aircraft carried | 6-7 helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
A former crude oil tanker converted into a warship, she was known with the tentative title Khalij-e Fars (lit. 'Persian Gulf', a name reserved for the lead ship of Project Loghman) before her name being changed to the current. Though not officially acknowledged, TankerTrackers, a firm that tracks maritime traffic, has identified her as a Japanese-built ship completed in 2010, previously named Beta and earlier Al Buhaira, and whose AIS signal was last detected in 2019 near United Arab Emirates. Its intended task/purpose is to support naval units in remote waters, especially in the North Indian Ocean, the Bab-el-Mandeb and the Red Sea.