Iranian destroyer Persian Gulf

History
Iran
Name:	Persian Gulf
Namesake:	Persian Gulf
Ordered:	18 September 2012
General characteristics
Class and type:	Khalije Fars-class destroyer
Displacement:	6,500 tonnes
Length:	154 m (505 ft 3 in)
Beam:	18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Draught:	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion:	2 × 18 MW (24,000 hp) gas turbine engines 2 × 4 MW (5,400 hp) diesel engines 6 × 1 MW (1,300 hp) electric generator
Speed:	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range:	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
Crew:	240
Sensors and processing systems:	Asr
Armament:	2 × CIWS 8 × Sayyad-2 air defence missiles 8 × Noor or Ghader or Ghadir antiship missiles
Aircraft carried:	2 × SH-3 Sea King (1 in hangar)
Aviation facilities:	Hangar

Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس‎‎) is the newest destroyer owned by Iran. It is the largest warship owned by a country near the Persian Gulf.^[1]

Work on the ship began on September 18, 2012 under the Luqman Project, after being confirmed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.^[2]

See also

• Iranian frigate Jamaran

References

Ship classes of the Iranian Navy
Submarines	Conventional attack Kilo class Nahang class Ghadir class Besat class Fateh class Yugo class Yono class
Principal surface combatants	Destroyers Artemiz Babr Frigates Moudge class Alvand class Corvettes Bayandor class Hamzeh class
Coastal warfare vessels	Missile boats Kaman class Sina class C 14 class Houdong class Peykaap class Torpedo boats Peykaap (IPS-16) class Tir (IPS-18) class Bavar class Gunboats Parvin class Kaivan class Bavar class Submarine chasers Kajami class (Taedong-B) Gahjea class (Taedong-C)
Amphibious warfare vessels	landing crafts Iran Ajr Hengam LST Iran Hormuz 24 LST Iran Hormuz 21 LST Fouque LSL Landing Craft, Tank hovercrafts BH.7 hovercraft SR.N6 hovercraft
Minesweepers, Minelayers	Shahrokh MSC 292 MSC Riazi class (Cape class)
* = Under construction or procurement + = Retired Ships of the Iranian Navy Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran