Hormuz 24-class landing ship


Iran Hormoz 24 is a class of landing ship tank operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

History

The vessels were built at a shipyard in Inchon, South Korea between 1985 and 1986. The vessels are reportedly registered as merchant ships in official documents. All three were launched on 20 December 1985, and were given placeholder names Hormoz 24, Hormoz 25 and Hormoz 26.

Description

Having 110 spare berthings, Hormoz 24 vessels are able to carry 9 tanks or 140 troops.

Ships in the class

The vessels of this class in IRGC service are:
ShipNamesakeHull numberStatus
FarsiFarsi Island24In service
SardashtSardasht25In service
Sab SahelUnknown26In service