Ghadir-Class Iranian Diesel-Electric Midget Submarine

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categories

"WEG"

"Naval Watercraft"

"Submarines"

"Diesel-Electric Patrol and Attack Submarines"

"Iran"

"PRO_Iran (Islamic Republic of)"

"Sea"

"Tier2"

notes

"Ghadir is a class of midget submarines built by Iran specifically for cruising within the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf. It has a surface displacement estimated at about 115 long tons (117 tons). The Ghadir class is probably better described as a coastal or littoral submarine, similar in concept to the Italian Sauro class, though significantly smaller. The Ghadir class is based on the North Korean Yono-class submarine. Photographs indicate a pair of bow torpedo tubes around 21 inches (530 mm) diameter, allowing them to fire typical heavyweight torpedoes. It could thus serve as a launch platform for the VA-111 Shkval rocket torpedo. On 24 November 2007 Iranian rear-admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced: "A homemade destroyer called Jamaran and a home-made submarine of Ghadir class will launch operation on November 28." He also said that the submarine was 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 to Iran's navy commanders on the day the submarine was launched: "Today, you have been able to design and build many of the military requirements. We have become self-sufficient from other countries." New Ghadir submarines were delivered to the Iranian navy on June 2009, August 2010, August 2011, November 2011, February 2012, November 2012, and November 2018. While Ghadir resembles the North Korean Yono-class submarine, it is probably better described as a littoral submarine. Head of the Marine Industries Organization of Iran General Amir Rastegari announced on Dec 02, 2018, that subsurface-to-surface missiles have been mounted on the new home-made Qadir-class submarine, adding that many foreign states are willing to purchase the vessel. He also added that a home-made torpedo, Valfajr, mounted on the submarine enjoys a destruction power 6 times more than a cruise missile and can drown a 1,000-ton vessel into the sea in less than 10 seconds. He said that a unique periscope has also been mounted on the Qadir submarine, noting that a number of industrial countries have demanded to purchase this periscope and optical system from Iran."

dateOfIntroduction

2007

countryOfOrigin

"Iran"

proliferation

"Iran (Islamic Republic of)"

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"Iran (Islamic Republic of)"

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name	"SSM GHADIR QADIR CLASS"
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images

"Ghadir_Class_(AA).jpg"

"Ghadir_Class_(BB).png"

"Ghadir_Class_(CC).png"

"Ghadir_Class_(DD).jpg"

sections

name

"System"

properties

name	"Alternative designations"
value	"Ghadir-Class"

name	"Type"
value	"Midget Submarine"

name	"Builders"
value	"Marine Industries Organization"

name	"Operators"
value	"Islamic Republic of Iran Navy"

name	"Crew"
value	"7"
units	"ea"

name

"Dimensions"

properties

name	"Length"
value	"29.00 m"

name	"Beam"
value	"2.75 m"

name	"Draft"
value	"2.50 m"

name	"Displacement, Surface"
value	"117 tons"

name	"Displacement, Submerged"
value	"125 tons"

name

"Automotive"

properties

name	"Main Propulsion"
value	"1 x Diesel-Electric drive"

name	"Maximum Speed, Surface"
value	"7 knots"

name	"Maximum Speed, Submerged"
value	"9 knots"

name

"Torpedo System"

properties

name	"Launcher"
value	"2 x 533mm Torpedo Tubes located at the bow"

name	"Note"
value	"The class is capable of firing the Iranian Hoot supercavitating torpedo, which is based on the Russian Shkval. The class may carry torpedoes similar to the North Korean CHT-02D weapons."

name

"Protection"

properties

name	"Hull"
value	"The boats are equipped to carry a swimmer delivery vehicle. There is a lockout chamber in the sail of the subs."

name	"Countermeasures"
value	"INA"

name	"NBC System"
value	"INA"

variants

name	"Ghadir 942"
notes	"Commissioned: 2007 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 943"
notes	"Commissioned: 2009 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 944"
notes	"Commissioned: 2008 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 945"
notes	"Commissioned: 2009 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 946"
notes	"Commissioned: 2009 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 947"
notes	"Commissioned: 2009 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 948"
notes	"Commissioned: 2009 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 949"
notes	"Commissioned: 2010 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 950"
notes	"Commissioned: 2010 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 951"
notes	"Commissioned: 2010 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 952"
notes	"Commissioned: 2010 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 953"
notes	"Commissioned: 2011 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 954"
notes	"Commissioned: 2011 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 955"
notes	"Commissioned: 2011 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 956"
notes	"Commissioned: 2011 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 957"
notes	"Commissioned: 2011 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 958"
notes	"Commissioned: 2011 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 959"
notes	"Commissioned: 2012 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 960"
notes	"Commissioned: 2012 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 961"
notes	"Commissioned: 2012 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

name	"Ghadir 962"
notes	"Commissioned: 2012 Status: Active Fleet: INA"

type

"WEG"

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