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Flamant-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 2
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Single source54 m (177 ft 2 in) o/a[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Flamant-class patrol vessel | Tir-class speedboat |
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| Builders | Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie, Cherbourg[source] | — |
| Operators | French Navy[source] | Iran Syria[source] |
| Succeeded by | Patrouilleurs Hauturiers[source] | — |
| In commission | 1996–present[source] | — |
| Completed | — |
Tir-class speedboatlarger figure on 1 of 2
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Single source69 ft 4 in (21.13 m) x 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) x 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[source]
full load
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Single source300 tonnes (295 long tons) standard 477 tonnes (469 long tons) full load[source]
full
Single sourcestandard, 28 1⁄
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Torpedo Boat[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × 6.7 m (22 ft) Zodiac "Hurricane" RHIB[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] | 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[source] |
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| Name | — | Tir II (IPS 18)[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 shafts[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | I-band navigation radar[source] |
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| National origin | — | Iran[source] |
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| Source manufacturer statement | — | 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-II s.[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity |
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26t standard, 28 ¼ t full[source]