The ''Kangan'' () is a
class
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of auxiliary water tanker (AWT) operated by the
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN; ), also referred as the Iranian Navy (abbreviated NEDAJA; ), is the naval warfare service branch of Iran's regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, Islamic Republic of Iran Army (''Artesh''). I ...
.
The class includes two pairs of ships built by the
Mazagon Dock during 1978–1979 and 1991–1992.
Ships in the class
Known ships in commission the class are:
According to the ''
Jane's Fighting Ships
''Janes Fighting Ships'' is an annual reference book of each country's warship, navy and coast guard, along with their weapons and aircraft. Included are ship names, construction data, size, speed, range, complement, engineering, armament, a ...
'', it is unknown whether the second pair including ''Shahid Marjani'' and ''Amir'' are in naval service and the source comments that the two may be in civilian use.
However,
International Institute of Strategic Studies
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(IISS) reports indicate that all four are in military use.
See also
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List of tankers
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List of naval ship classes of Iran
This is a list of naval ship classes that were in service with the Imperial Iranian Navy, or are still in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy or the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Some projects, that were not built or f ...
*
List of naval ship classes in service
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Surface combatants
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References
External links
Kangan AWT at GlobalSecurity.org
Auxiliary ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Ship classes of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Tankers
Ships built in Bombay
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