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Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvettelarger figure on 3 of 3
BAP Río Chira
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Length
Single source48.0 m (157 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Abu Mahdi al Muhandis-class corvette | BAP Río Chira |
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| Power | Diesel engine[source] | 2 × Mercedes Benz 12V493 TY57 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) diesel engines 2 × shafts[source] |
| Builders | Shahid Mahallati Shipyard, Bushehr[source] | — |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 2021–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2023–present[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
101 ft (31 m)[source]
Draft
Single source6.8–9 ft (2.1–2.7 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Missile corvette[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 4 × engines[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 14 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radars and latest electronics[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Unknown EW 2 × Chaff dispensers[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × 30 mm auto-canon 2A42 4 × 20 mm gatling guns (3 barrelled) 6 × Anti-ship cruise missiles 8 × surface to air missiles Kosar[source] | 1 × 40 mm gun 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | VTOL drones[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Iran[source] | — |
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| Name | — | BAP Rio Chira[source] |
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| Builder | — | SIMA Callao[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 30 June 1972[source] |
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| Decommissioned | — | 1994[source] |
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| Recommissioned | — | 1997[source] |
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| Reclassified | — | PM-223, 1975[source] |
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| Status | — | Active as of 2019[source] |
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| Notes | — | Transferred to the Peruvian Coast Guard in 1975 Main engines were overhauled before her return to service in 1997[source] |
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| Class & type | — | PGM-39-class gunboat[source] |
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