Class overview
NameTir II (IPS 18)
Operators
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo Boat
Displacement26t standard, 28 ¼ t full
Length69’4”x18’10”x6’9”
Beam18’10”
Height6’9”
Installed power3 1200hp diesels (type unknown), 3 DIO waterjets
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed52 kn
Range450 nmi (830 km) @ 25 knots
Complement6
Sensors and
processing systems
I-band navigation radar
Armament
  • x4 (2 twin mounts) 12.7 mm
  • x2 21 inch torpedo tubes (compatible with either Chinese, North Korean, or Iranian torpedoes)
  • x1 Dooshka 12.7 mm MG

The Tir II (IPS 18) is an Iranian built small fast attack craft torpedo boat featuring a low, flush hull to reduce its radar cross-section. The radar is set on a retractable mast, with fixed 21" tubes inside the superstructure. Engines exhaust at the waterline to reduce its IR signature. Built by Iranian Maritime Industries (a subsidiary of the state-owned DIO company), the Bavar-class missile-armed boats are being acquired to replace the Tir-IIs.[1]

Ten units are in service, believed to be manned by the IRGCN, not the regular Iranian navy. In late 2006/early 2007 six of the sixteen vessels built were transferred to the Syrian Navy, and remain fully operational.

References

  1. "Harpoon Database". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
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