Sina () is a class of upgraded developed by Iran.

History One of major naval production projects in Iran, it delivered Iran's first ever domestically-built warship in 2003. Abhijit Singh, a senior fellow at Observer Research Foundation described the project as "a proud testimony of Iran’s abilities at reverse engineering". According to Anthony Cordesman, Sina class ships have been "heavily updated" in comparison to the French-made La Combattante II type Kaman class. As of 2012, reportedly 10 ships were planned in this class.

Two ships of this class were destroyed during an Israeli Air Force strike on the Iranian Northern Fleet on 18 March 2026. The Pennant numbers are currently unknown.

Armament Ships of this class are equipped with four box launchers with C-802 or Noor, as well as one main gun.

Ships in the class As of 2015, four ships (Sina 5 to 8) were under construction, two of them in the Caspian Sea and the other two at Bandar Abbas. In 2020, Farzin Nadimi of The Washington Institute wrote that production of these ships has not improved as expected. Ship Pennant number Shipyard Commissioned Status P224 Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali 29 September 2003 Destroyed P225 Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali 22 September 2006 Destroyed P233 Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali 6 October 2009 Destroyed P234 Shahid Tamjidi, Bandar Anzali 5 December 2017 Destroyed Zereh P235 Naval Factories, Bandar Abbas 13 January 2021 In service Sina 6 TBA TBA Under construction Sina 7 TBA TBA Under construction Sina 8 TBA TBA Under construction

See also

List of naval ship classes of Iran List of military equipment manufactured in Iran

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