''Iran Hormoz 21'' ( fa, ایران هرمز ۲۱, also known as MIG-S-5000) is a

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landing ship tank Landing Ship, Tank (LST), or tank landing ship, is the naval designation for ships first developed during World War II (1939–1945) to support amphibious operations by carrying tanks, vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto shore with ...

(LST) or

landing craft tank The Landing Craft, Tank (LCT) (or Tank Landing Craft TLC) was an amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads. They were initially developed by the Royal Navy and later by the United States Navy during World War II in a series of ver ...

(LCT) operated by the

Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( fa, نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated NEDSA ( fa, ندسا), als ...

History

Two of these ships were ordered to Ravestein B.V. shipyard in

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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

for civilian use, and were built between 1984 and 1985. The

Marine Industries Organization Marine Industries Organization (MIO, fa, سازمان صنایع دریایی), formerly known as Marine Industries Group (MIG), is a defense industry complex subordinate to the Iranian defence ministry. It is the major producer of equipment for ...

has built the class ingeniously, but all of its products are in commercial use. One was launched in mid-1995 and another in 1997.

Ships in the class

The vessels of this class in IRGC service are:

References

Amphibious warfare vessel classes Ship classes of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ships built by Marine Industries Organization Ships built in the Netherlands {{Ship-type-stub