Modified Ol-class fleet replenishment oiler of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
History
Iran
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
Identification
Pennant number: 431
IMO number: 7500633
Code letters: EQCA
Fate
Sank on 2 June 2021 after catching fire
General characteristics
Class and type
Ol-class replenishment ship
Tonnage
18,880 gross tonnage (GT)
9,517 tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement
11,242 t (11,064 long tons) standard
33,544 t (33,014 long tons) full load
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
Propulsion
2 × geared turbines, 20,040 kW (26,870 shp)
1 × shaft
Speed
21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Complement
248
Armament
1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun
4 × USSR 23 mm/80 guns
2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried
3 helicopters
Aviation facilities
2 hangars, 1 helipad
Service record
Part of:
Southern Fleet
• 1st Naval Region
Commanders:
Capt. Faramarz Khoshmanesh (1980s)[1]
Capt. Ehsan Nasir (current)[2]
Operations:
Iran–Iraq War (1984–1988)
Numbered naval groups (since 2009):
3rd
7th
9th
12th
18th
22nd
24th
27th
29th
54th
55th
59th
63rd
66th
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.[3]
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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^"Iran Unveils its Largest Naval Vessel Yet – A Converted Tanker". maritime-executive.com. Maritime Executive. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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