Iranian ship Kharg

خارگ کشتی ایرانی

(Wikipedia) - The Iranian ship Kharg is a supply and replenishment ship of the Iranian Navy, named after Kharg Island. Built in Britain and launched in 1977, she was delivered to the Iranian Navy in 1984. Kharg entered the Suez Canal on 22 February 2011, with the frigate Alvand, on a deployment reported to be a training mission to Latakia, Syria. Iranian ship Kharg Career (Iran) General characteristics

Name:	Kharg
Namesake:	Kharg Island
Builder:	Swan Hunter, United Kingdom
Laid down:	1976
Launched:	1977
Acquired:	1984
Class & type:	Ol-class
Type:	Replenishment Ship
Displacement:	33,014 tons full load
Length:	207.15 meters
Beam:	9.14 meters
Height:	25.5 meters
Propulsion:	2 x Westinghouse geared turbines rated at 26870 shp
Speed:	21.5 knots
Complement:	248
Crew:	250
Armament:	supplied without fitted armaments; now equipped with 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact gun and 4 x USSR 23 mm/80 guns arranged in two twins
Aircraft carried:	3 helicopters

The Iranian ship Kharg is a modified Ol-class replenishment oiler of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, named after Kharg Island. Built at Swan Hunter in the United Kingdom and launched in 1977, she was delivered to Iran in 1984.

Kharg entered the Suez Canal on 22 February 2011, with the frigate Alvand, on a deployment reported to be a training mission to Latakia, Syria.

The Kharg entered the Suez Canal again, with one other warship on 18 February 2012, after briefly docking at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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