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ANaval support & landing craft
Submarine and Special Warfare Support Vessel
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Black Powder-class support vessellarger figure on 2 of 3
Hendijan-class vessellarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source250 ft (76 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Black Powder-class support vessel | Hendijan-class vessel |
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| Complement | — | 15+90 scientists[source] |
| Power | — | Diesel[source] 2 × Mitsubishi S16MPTK engines, 6,600 horsepower (4.9 MW) 2 × shafts[source] |
| Name | Black Powder class[source] | — |
| Builders | Leevac Industries[source] | K Damen, Boven-Hardinxveld, Netherlands Marine Industries Organization, Iran[source] |
| Operators |
47 m (154 ft 2 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Navy[source] |
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Cost | US$152 million[source] | — |
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| Completed | 12[source] |
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| Active | 11[source] |
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| Type | Submarine and Special Warfare Support Vessel[source] | Auxiliary ship[source] |
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| Propulsion | Diesel[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm autocannon Crew-served Browning M2 machine guns[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | — |
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| Built | — | 1988–1991[source] |
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| Lost | — |
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