Taregh-class speedboat

Taregh-class speedboat
Class overview
BuildersBoghammar Marin AB (original)
Operators
In service1985–present
Completed1984–1985 (first batch)
General characteristics
TypeFast patrol boat
Displacement7 tons full load
Length13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Beam2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Draught0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
Installed powerDiesel
Propulsion
  • 2 × Seatek 6-4V-9 engines, 1,160 horsepower (0.87 MW)
  • 2 × shafts
Speed46 knots (85 km/h)
Range500 nmi (930 km) at 46 kn (85 km/h)
Complement6 (estimate)
Sensors &
processing systems
Surface search radar, I-band
Armament

The Taregh (Persian: طارق) is a class of fast patrol boat used by naval forces of Iran.

A Boghammar is a high-speed patrol boat for use in coastal patrol. The term Boghammar originated from the Iranian patrol boats manufactured by the Swedish company Boghammar Marin AB during the 1980s used in the Iran–Iraq War and its Tanker War.