According to a news published by Fars News Agency on February 11, 2021, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy in a ceremony at Bandar Abbas port in Southern Iran on Monday received 340 new speedboats with the capability to fire different missiles and rockets and support diving operations.
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IRGC Navy in a ceremony at Bandar Abbas with the new speedboats (Picture source: Twitter)
The ceremony was attended by Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri, IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami, IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri, Governor of Hormozgan province and other government and military officials.
The speedboats which are capable of carrying and firing various missiles and rockets and supporting diving operations joined IRGC Naval Combat Organization in Bandar Abbas.
The light, fast and offensive speedboats which were built in the centers affiliated to the IRGC Navy and in cooperation with the Defense Ministry will be ready for missions and operations in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman and the Caspian Sea.
Rear Admiral Tangsiri had announced in October 2019 that Iran plans to manufacture speed boats in the near future which voyage at the speed of 100 knots per hour.
Former IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, who is now the current IRGC deputy commander, had underlined in 2018 that the country's modern speedboats move at a speed of 80 knots (148 kilometers) per hour.
He added that while the speed-vessels across the world generally cruise at the speed of 35 knots, their Iranian counterparts voyage at the speed of 80 knots.
IRGC Navy has already Seraj-1 who is a military speed boat that was used by Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is based on the British made Bradstone Challenger, a Bladerunner 51.
