IRIS Paykan (2003)

History
Iran
NamePaykan
BuilderIran
In service29 September 2003
Identification
StatusDestroyed
General characteristics
Class & typeSina-class fast attack craft
Displacement275 tons full load
Length47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draught2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Propulsion4 diesels, 4 shafts, 14,400 bhp (10,700 kW)
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement31
Armament
  • (2) or (4) C-802 surface-to-surface missiles
  • (1) Fajr-27 76 mm DP (OTO Melara) gun
  • (1) 40 mm anti-aircraft gun

The Iranian missile boat Paykan (Persian: پيکان) was an Iranian-made Sina-class fast attack craft. The Sina class is nearly identical to the Kaman class and Paykan and Joshan are both often referred to as members of the Kaman class.

Design

Paykan was Iran's first self-made missile boat and is equipped with two or four C802 SSM anti-ship missiles, one Fajr-27 76 mm dual-purpose gun and one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun.

Paykan was built in memory of the original Paykan, that sank three Iraqi Navy Osa II boats in 1980 during Operation Morvarid,[1] it also has the same pennant number as the original one.

As of 18 March 2026, Paykan was confirmed destroyed.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Muffin, Tom. "Operation Moravid". iinavy.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "GlobalMilitary.net". GlobalMilitary.net. Retrieved 2026-04-03.


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