Although Tehran tends to exaggerate its naval achievements and blue-water capabilities, the heavy investments it has made in this sector are yielding regionally significant progress.
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The port is famous for the development of Iran’s higher-profile warships, which include the IRINS Makran forward base ship, the Fateh-class submarine, and the latest Mowj-class frigates.
According to reports, the new Iranian ship appears to be a catamaran, with two hulls side by side. Informally known as a “cat”, a Catamaran is a multi-hulled watercraft that features two parallel hulls of equal size.
A catamaran
The watercraft derives its stability from its wide beam, rather than from a ballasted keel as in the case of a monohull boat.
They typically have less hull volume, smaller displacement, and shallower draft than monohulls of comparable length. The two hulls combined often offer a smaller hydrodynamic resistance than comparable monohulls.
The new vessel, suspected to belong to the Iranian Navy, may be a Surface Effect Ship (SES). Mystery Warship Seen In Iran May Be A Completely New Type New intelligence suggests that Iran has a locally built warship which has not been publicly revealed. H I Sutton has the story. New Iranian craft may be based on North Korean SES design.
We do not know its name or designation. This is unusual because Iran’s Navy takes great pride in its ability to build ships and submarines. Programs are vaunted in the press as achievements of self sufficiency.
It has been observed at the Shahid Darvishi yard near Bandar Abbas where some of Iran’s higher profile warships are built. These include a massive IRINS Makran forward base ship, the Fateh Class submarine and the