''Hendijan'' ( fa, هندیجان, also known as MIG-S-4700) is a

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s operated by the

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. The first eight of this class were built by Dutch

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, and the rest by Iran's

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, Bandar Abbas. According to ''Jane's'', ships of the class are tenders that are used for coastal surveillance and one of them is used as a

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. IISS classifies all vessels as

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Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships have a

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of at full load, with their cargo capacity recorded as 40 tons on a space. The class design is long, would have a

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of and a

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of . It uses two shafts, powered by two Mitsubishi S16MPTK diesel engines. This system was designed to provide for an estimated top speed of .

Sensors and processing systems

For navigation, ''Hendijan''-class vessels rely on Raccal

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or China RM 1070A on I-band. The missiles use

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to at 0.9 Mach.

Armament

''Hendijan''-class vessels are reportedly equipped with one 20 mm GAM-BO1 cannon and two 12.7 mm

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s. At least two of them (''Kalat'' and ''Sirik'') were modified to fire for Noor anti-ship cruise missile, as of 2015. IISS mentions three equipped with AShM in 2020.

Ships in the class

The ships in the class are:

References

{{Ship classes of the Iranian Navy Ship classes of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Auxiliary depot ship classes Auxiliary tender classes Auxiliary training ship classes Patrol boat classes Ships built at Shahid Darvishi shipyard Damen Group