Kashdom-class speedboat

Rezvan (Persian: رضوان, lit. 'paradise'), also known as Kashdom, is a class of twin-hulled fast inshore patrol craft Fast operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran.

Kashdom-class vessel

Class overview
Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Displacement	17.8 tons (estimate)
Length	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Beam	3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Draught	1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines, 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) surface piercing propeller
Speed	50 knots (93 km/h) (estimate)
Complement	5
Armament	1 × 12.7mm machine gun 1 × 23mm machine gun 1 × multiple rocket launcher 2 × single anti-ship missile launchers

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships have an estimated standard displacement of 17.8 t (17.5 long tons).^[1] The class design is 16 m (52 ft) long, would have a beam of 3 m (9.8 ft) and a draft of 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in).^[1] It uses a surface piercing propeller, powered by two diesel engines.^[1] This system was designed to provide 2,400 horsepower (1.8 MW) for an estimated top speed of 50 knots (93 km/h).^[1]

Armament

Kashdom-class boats are of earlier generations were equipped with a 12.7mm and another 23mm machine gun.^[1] Latest versions (Kashdom III and IV) have a cabin roof with a mounted multiple rocket launcher, as well as anti-ship missile launchers.^[1]