| Ghadir is a class of midget submarines built
by Iran specifically for cruising within the shallow waters of the Persian
Gulf. It is named after Ghadir Khumm, a holy place to Shia Muslims. It's
based on the North Korean Yono class submarine.
On 24 November 2007 Iranian rear-admiral Habibollah
Sayyari announced: "A home-made destroyer called Jamaran and a home-made
submarine of Ghadir class will launch operation on November 28."
He also said that the submarine is equipped with the latest military and
technological equipment and that its capabilities are equal to that of
foreign types. Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei was quoted saying: "Today,
you have been able to design and build many of the military requirements.
We have become self-sufficient from other countries." to Iran's navy commanders
on the day the submarine was launched.
New Ghadir submarines were delivered to the Iranian
navy on |
| Displacement: |
120 tonnes |
| Commisioned: |
2007 |
| Length: |
29 m |
| Beam: |
3 m |
Speed:
surfaced |
11 knots |
| Complement: |
18 |
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