Ghaem-class patrol boat

*Ghaem*-class patrol craft
Class overview
Builders	Marine Industries Organization
Operators	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy; Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Syrian Navy;
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Displacement	61 tons full load
Length	18.7 m (61 ft 4 in)
Beam	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Draught	1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × MWM TBD 234 V12 engines, 1,646 horsepower (1.227 MW); 2 × shafts;
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	10
Sensors and ; processing systems	Surface search radar, I-band
Armament	2 × 7.62mm machine gun; 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;

The Ghaem (Persian: قائم, lit. 'risen-up', also known as MIG-S-1800) is a class of general-purpose patrol craft. The vessel is assembled in Iran, by Shahid Joolaee Marine Industries.

Its primary operators include the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, which operates them in the Northern Fleet. Iran has also exported Ghaem-class patrol boats to Syrian Armed Forces.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 389, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
^ "Iran wraps up naval drill in Caspian Sea", Mehr News Agency, 6 July 2017
^ Shapir, Yiftah (August 2007), "The Syrian Army Buildup" (PDF), Strategic Assessment, 10 (2), Tel Aviv, Israel: The Institute for National Security Studies

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[Janes-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 389, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075

[2] "Iran wraps up naval drill in Caspian Sea", Mehr News Agency, 6 July 2017

[3] Shapir, Yiftah (August 2007), "The Syrian Army Buildup" (PDF), Strategic Assessment, 10 (2), Tel Aviv, Israel: The Institute for National Security Studies