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BNaval support & landing craft
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Hendijan-class vessellarger figure on 1 of 4
SAS Protealarger figure on 3 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source47 m (154 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hendijan-class vessel | SAS Protea |
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| Complement | 15+90 scientists[source] | 124, including 10 officers[source] |
| Power | Diesel[source] 2 × Mitsubishi S16MPTK engines, 6,600 horsepower (4.9 MW) 2 × shafts[source] | — |
| Builders | K Damen, Boven-Hardinxveld, Netherlands Marine Industries Organization, Iran[source] | — |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1988–1991 |
79.3 m (260.2 ft)[source]
at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Single source17,000 nmi (31,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Completed | 12[source] | — |
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| Active | 11[source] | — |
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| Lost | — |
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| Type | Auxiliary ship[source] | — |
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| Name | — | SAS Protea[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Protea flower[source] |
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| Launched | — | 14 July 1971[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 23 May 1972[source] |
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| Home port | — | Simonstown[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 7114707 MMSI number : 460100020 Callsign : ZTRX[source] |
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| Status | — | Active as of 2023[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Hecla -class survey vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 4 x 12-cylinder MTU diesels geared to one shaft and controllable-pitch propeller[source] |
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