The Zereh (P235) (

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زره) is an Iranian . serving in the Southern Fleet of the

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. It has advanced automated missiles and artillery.

History

The Zereh is a Sina-class (or Kaman-class) fast attack craft, which is an upgrade of France's Combattante II missile vessels. A ceremony was held on 13 January 2021 to introduce the new Zereh warship. On 1 October 2024, Indian Navy's First Training Squadron, including INS ''Tir'', INS ''Shardul'' and ICGS ''Veera'', reached

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for training purposes. The Indian flotilla was greeted by IRIS Zereh of the

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. The objective of the visit was enhancing maritime cooperation and interoperability.

Specifications

Zereh is 47 meters long, 7.1 meters wide, and 15 meters high, with a displacement tonnage ranges from 275 to 300 tonnes. The Zereh has four MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 engines that deliver 12,000 horsepower. This vessel can attain a top speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). The warship also has four 140 kW power generators that produce electricity for diverse uses.

Armaments

The primary weapon of the Zereh is the 76 mm 'Fajr 27', a copy of the 76mm OTO-Melara automatic cannon with a maximum range of 17 km, 12 km against surface targets, and 7 km against air targets. It also has the 'Fatah 40', a Bofors 40 mm/70 automatic cannon with a range of 4 km against air targets, 6 km against sea and ground targets, and an ultimate range of 12 km. It also has a 300 km Qadir surface-to-surface missile system, a license-produced replica of the Chinese C-802 anti-ship missile, which is an enhanced version of the Chinese YJ-8 anti-ship missile.

References

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