Hendijan (, also known as MIG-S-4700) is a class of auxiliary ships operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The first eight of this class were built by Dutch Damen Group, and the rest by Iran's Marine Industries Organization, Bandar Abbas. According to Jane's, ships of the class are tenders that are used for coastal surveillance and one of them is used as a training ship. IISS classifies all vessels as patrol boats.
Design
Dimensions and machinery The ships have a displacement of at full load, with their cargo capacity recorded as 40 tons on a space. The class design is long, would have a beam of and a draft of . It uses two shafts, powered by two Mitsubishi S16MPTK diesel engines. This system was designed to provide for an estimated top speed of .
Sensors and processing systems For navigation, Hendijan-class vessels rely on Raccal Decca or China RM 1070A on I-band. The missiles use active radar homing to at 0.9 Mach.
Armament Hendijan-class vessels are reportedly equipped with one 20 mm GAM-BO1 cannon and two 12.7 mm machine guns. At least two of them (Kalat and Sirik) were modified to fire for Noor anti-ship cruise missile, as of 2015. IISS mentions three equipped with AShM in 2020.
Ships in the class The ships in the class are: Ship Namesake Hull number Status Hendijan 1401 In service Sirik 1402 In service Konarak 1403 Out of service Gavatar 1404 In service Moqam 1405 In service (ex-Geno) Bahregan 1406 In service Kalat 1407 In service Ganaveh 1408 In service Rostami 1409 In service Nayband 1410 In service Unknown Unknown In service Khoramshahr Unknown In service
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