Murce-class speedboat

Murce (also known as MIG-G-0900) is a class of fast patrol craft operated by naval forces of Iran.

Murce-class speedboat

Class overview
Builders	Marine Industries Organization
Operators	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
In service	1990s–present
General characteristics
Type	Fast patrol boat
Displacement	4 tons full load
Length	9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Beam	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Draught	0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × Volvo Penta engines, 1,260 horsepower (0.94 MW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement	3
Sensors and processing systems	Surface search radar
Armament	3 × 12.7mm machine gun 1 × 106mm recoilless rifle 1 × RPG-7 rocket launcher 1 × 12-barelled 107mm MLR

History

Murce boats are manufactured in Iran by Marine Industries Group.^[1] Its unarmed version has been produced in large numbers since the mid-1990s.^[1]

Design

Dimensions and machinery

The ships have a displacement of 4 t (3.9 long tons) at full load.^[1] The class design is 9.2 m (30 ft) long, would have a beam of 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) and a draft of 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in).^[1] It is powered by two Volvo Penta diesel engines.^[1] This system was designed to provide 1,260 horsepower (0.94 MW) for a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h).^[1]

Armament

Murce-class boats are equipped with three 12.7mm machine guns, one 106mm recoilless rifle or RPG-7 rocket launcher, as well as a 12-barelled 107mm multiple rocket launcher.^[1] They also use surface search radar on I-band.^[1]