According to information published by Radio Pakistan on January 22, 2023, the Iranian Navy's Hendijan-class vessel IRIS Ganaveh and submarine visited Karachi port and participated in a naval exercise with Pakistan Navy.
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Iranian Navy's Hendijan class tender IRIS Ganaveh. (Picture source: IRNA)
Hendijan (also known as MIG-S-4700) is a class of auxiliary ships operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The first eight of this class were built by Dutch Damen Group, and the rest by Iran's Marine Industries Organization, Bandar Abbas.
The ships have a displacement of 420 t (410 long tons) at full load, with their cargo capacity recorded as 40 tons on a 95 cubic metres (124 cu yd) space.
The class design is 47 m (154 ft 2 in) long and would have a beam of 8.55 m (28 ft 1 in) and a draft of 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in). It uses two shafts, powered by two Mitsubishi S16MPTK diesel engines. This system was designed to provide 6,600 horsepower (4.9 MW) for an estimated top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph).
For navigation, Hendijan-class vessels rely on Raccal Decca or China RM 1070A on I-band. The missiles use active radar homing to 120 km (65 nmi) at 0.9 Mach.
Hendijan-class vessels are reportedly equipped with one 20 mm GAM-BO1 cannon and two 12.7 mm machine guns. They can carry a complement of 105 sailors.
