Tondar-class fast attack craft


The Tondar class consists of ten fast attack crafts operated by Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran.

History

The negotiations to sign a contract for the vessels started in 1991, but was delayed for some time over the type of missiles installed on the ships. The ships were manufactured at Zhanjiang Shipyard, China and were delivered to Iran in two batches, the first five in September 1994 and the remaining in March 1996.

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships have a standard displacement of and at full load. The class design is long, would have a beam of and a draft of and would have used three propeller shafts, powered by three diesel engines. This system was designed to provide for a top speed of.

Armament

According to the 2020 edition of "The Military Balance" published by the IISS, the ships are equipped with two twin launchers that fire Iranian-made AShM, Ghader. 2015–16 version of Jane's Fighting Ships however, had reported that the ships carry four Noor missiles. The missiles rely on active radar homing to at 0.9 Mach.
The close-in weapon system on the ships consists of two 30mm/65 twin AK-230 guns, while the secondary armament is two 23mm/87 twin guns.

Sensors and processing systems

Tondar-class vessels use Chinese SR-47A surface search radar and RM 1070-A navigation system, both working on I-band. For fire control, they use Type 341 Radar on I/J-band.

Ships in the class

The ships in the class which were renamed in 2006, are:
ShipNamesakePennant numberCommissionedStatus
Nader MahdaviP313-1 September 1994In service
Bijan KordP313-2 September 1994In service
Nasrollah ShafieiP313-3 September 1994In service
Gholam-Hossein TavassoliP313-4 September 1994In service
P313-5 September 1994In service
Eshagh DaraP313-6 March 1996In service
Khodadad AbsalanP313-7 March 1996In service
Asadollah RaeisiP313-8 March 1996In service
P313-9 March 1996In service
P313-10 March 1996In service