Iran on Saturday launched two identical 800-ton landing craft vessels in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency. The vessels were unveiled by Esmaeil Makkizadeh, the deputy for maritime affairs of the southern Iranian Hormuzgan Province Port and Maritime Authority.
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Makkizadeh said the vessels have a length of 53 meters, a width of 14.5 meters, and a draft of 2.25 meters. Additionally, each vessel is equipped with two 830-horsepower engines and has the ability to navigate at a speed of 10 knots.
Private companies in Bandar Abbas are also constructing four other landing craft ships of varying sizes, Makkizadeh added.