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IRIS Bushehr (bottom)
History
/ Pahlavi Iran / Iran
Name	Bushehr
Namesake	Bushehr
Owner	Pahlavi Iran / Islamic Republic of Iran
Operator	Imperial Iranian Navy until 1979 / Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Builder	C. Lühring Yard, Brake, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Launched	March 1974
Commissioned	November 1974
Home port	Bandar Abbas, Iran
Identification	Hull number: PC313-01
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Bandar Abbas-class replenishment ship
Tonnage	3,237 GT 3,302 DWT
Displacement	4,748 tons full load
Length	108 m (354 ft 4 in)
Beam	16.6 m (54 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	2 × MAN 6L 52/55 engines, 12,060 horsepower (8.99 MW) 2 × shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	59
Armament	3 × GAM-B01 20 mm 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried	1 helicopter
Aviation facilities	1 telescopic hangar

IRIS Bushehr is the second ship of the Bandar Abbas class that are used as fleet supply ships and are operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. It is named after the port city of Bushehr, home to an important naval base of Iran Navy. The ship is operated as a combined tanker and store ship, which carries victuals, armaments, and general stores. The vessel does not have facilities for replenishment at sea (RAS). During the 2026 Iran war, the ship and her crew of 208 sailors was interned by the Sri Lankan Navy at Trincomalee and the crew were transferred to Welisara Naval Base.

See also

• IRIS Bandar Abbas