Taregh-class speedboat

*Taregh*-class speedboat
Class overview
Builders	Boghammar Marin AB (original)
Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Islamic Republic of Iran Navy;
In service	1985–present
Completed	1984–1985 (first batch)
General characteristics
Type	Fast patrol boat
Displacement	7 tons full load
Length	13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Beam	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Draught	0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × Seatek 6-4V-9 engines, 1,160 horsepower (0.87 MW); 2 × shafts;
Speed	46 knots (85 km/h)
Range	500 nmi (930 km) at 46 kn (85 km/h)
Complement	6 (estimate)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Surface search radar, I-band
Armament	Various, including:; 1 × RPG-7 rocket launcher; 3 × 12.7mm machine gun; 1 × 106mm recoilless rifle; 1 × 107mm 12-barelled MRL;

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.

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