30:
114:
copied his design. Commander of IRGC Naval Force, Rear
Admiral Ali Fadavi said that the Seraj-1 will be mass-produced from March 2011 to March 2012. Fadavi has also announced that Iran's navy aims to increase the speed of the militarized boats to 80-85 knots in the near future, and even up to 100 knots thereafter. These planned speed boats would most probably be named Seraj-2, Seraj-3 etc., since boats with that speed and the stability to carry weapons would depend on the Seraj-1 design.
135:. An advantage of the Seraj-1 is that, just like the Bladerunner 51, it is very stable at high speeds in rough seas, thereby creating a stable platform to fire weapons. Consequently, Ahmad Vahidi described the Seraj-1 as, "(A) vessel (which) is a fast and offensive rocket launcher designed for regions with tropical weather." As it is based on the Bladerunner 51, the Seraj-1 is probably capable of speeds between 55 knots (63 mph) and 72 knots (83 mph).
297:
345:
105:. It is based on the British made Bradstone Challenger, a Bladerunner 51, which holds the record for the fastest circumnavigation of Britain. Militarized speed boats have been the core of the Iranian military doctrine since their commanders believe that speed boats can counter the USA's massive warships.
113:
Sales of
Bladerunner 51 were blocked to Iran by the west; however, in 2009, Iran managed to obtain one from a South African arms dealer. Iran created its militarized version of Bladerunner 51, named Seraj-1, in 2010. The designer of Bladerunner, Lorne Campbell, expressed his frustration that Iran had
732:
126:
has stated that "Seraj-1, with a fiberglass bodywork, can shoot rockets and it is equipped with an electronic navigation system." Seraj-1 also possesses radar-evading capabilities. The Seraj-1 is equipped with a
711:
255:
285:
263:
737:
302:
45:
675:
278:
190:
271:
207:
170:
128:
468:
327:
102:
683:
460:
631:
611:
452:
407:
151:
691:
256:
Little boat, big danger: how a
British-made speedboat has become a weapon in Iran's standoff with the US - Telegraph
244:
423:
415:
513:
88:
594:
561:
476:
370:
29:
603:
553:
545:
529:
505:
497:
431:
569:
378:
310:
577:
521:
621:
234:
Islamic Iran
Inaugurates Production Lines For Zolfeqar and Seraj Combat Boats (part 3) - YouTube
662:
386:
319:
211:
205:
Fars News Agency :: Iran
Inaugurates Production Lines of New Vessel, Missile Launcher
174:
204:
167:
222:
654:
645:
726:
245:
Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Zolfaghar and Seraj-1 High-Speed Combat Boats
444:
123:
362:
353:
223:
tehran times : Iran inaugurates mass production of 2 types of assault boats
82:
233:
733:
Fast patrol boat classes of the Navy of the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
191:
Iran's new super-fast naval gunships – CNN Security
Clearance - CNN.com Blogs
489:
399:
79:
712:
List of equipment of the Navy of the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
344:
168:
Fars News Agency :: Iran to Mass-Produce IRGC's
Fastest Speedboat
296:
152:
Iran buys
Bradstone Challenger - but why? | Motorboat news | MBM
132:
267:
674:
653:
644:
620:
602:
593:
488:
443:
398:
361:
352:
318:
309:
200:
198:
186:
184:
182:
163:
161:
159:
303:Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
279:
46:Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
8:
650:
599:
358:
315:
286:
272:
264:
101:is a military speed boat that is used by
144:
18:
738:Ships built at Shahid Julaei shipyard
7:
14:
343:
295:
28:
103:Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps
1:
754:
595:Amphibious warfare vessels
707:
341:
51:
36:
27:
68:75 knots (139 km/h)
311:Coastal warfare vessels
52:General characteristics
301:Ship classes of the
24:
16:Military speed boat
210:2010-08-25 at the
173:2012-12-23 at the
19:
720:
719:
703:
702:
640:
639:
589:
588:
339:
338:
122:Defence minister
96:
95:
23:-class speedboat
745:
693:Shahid Soleimani
651:
600:
359:
347:
316:
300:
299:
288:
281:
274:
265:
258:
253:
247:
242:
236:
231:
225:
220:
214:
202:
193:
188:
177:
165:
154:
149:
133:DShK 12.7 mm HMG
131:and bow mounted
60:Fast patrol boat
32:
25:
753:
752:
748:
747:
746:
744:
743:
742:
723:
722:
721:
716:
699:
670:
646:Auxiliary ships
636:
632:Hormuz 24 class
616:
612:Hormuz 21 class
585:
484:
439:
394:
348:
335:
305:
294:
292:
262:
261:
254:
250:
243:
239:
232:
228:
221:
217:
212:Wayback Machine
203:
196:
189:
180:
175:Wayback Machine
166:
157:
150:
146:
141:
120:
111:
89:12-barelled MRL
17:
12:
11:
5:
751:
749:
741:
740:
735:
725:
724:
718:
717:
715:
714:
708:
705:
704:
701:
700:
698:
697:
689:
680:
678:
672:
671:
669:
668:
659:
657:
648:
642:
641:
638:
637:
635:
634:
629:
626:
624:
618:
617:
615:
614:
608:
606:
597:
591:
590:
587:
586:
584:
583:
575:
567:
559:
551:
543:
535:
527:
519:
511:
503:
494:
492:
486:
485:
483:
482:
474:
466:
458:
449:
447:
441:
440:
438:
437:
429:
421:
413:
404:
402:
396:
395:
393:
392:
384:
376:
367:
365:
356:
354:Patrol vessels
350:
349:
342:
340:
337:
336:
334:
333:
324:
322:
313:
307:
306:
293:
291:
290:
283:
276:
268:
260:
259:
248:
237:
226:
215:
194:
178:
155:
143:
142:
140:
137:
119:
116:
110:
107:
94:
93:
92:
91:
85:
74:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
49:
48:
43:
39:
38:
37:Class overview
34:
33:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
750:
739:
736:
734:
731:
730:
728:
713:
710:
709:
706:
696:
694:
690:
688:
686:
685:Shahid Nazeri
682:
681:
679:
677:
673:
667:
665:
661:
660:
658:
656:
652:
649:
647:
643:
633:
630:
628:
627:
625:
623:
619:
613:
610:
609:
607:
605:
601:
598:
596:
592:
582:
580:
576:
574:
572:
568:
566:
564:
560:
558:
556:
552:
550:
548:
544:
542:
540:
536:
534:
532:
528:
526:
524:
520:
518:
516:
512:
510:
508:
504:
502:
500:
496:
495:
493:
491:
487:
481:
479:
475:
473:
471:
467:
465:
463:
459:
457:
455:
451:
450:
448:
446:
442:
436:
434:
430:
428:
426:
422:
420:
418:
414:
412:
410:
406:
405:
403:
401:
397:
391:
389:
385:
383:
381:
377:
375:
373:
369:
368:
366:
364:
360:
357:
355:
351:
346:
332:
330:
326:
325:
323:
321:
317:
314:
312:
308:
304:
298:
289:
284:
282:
277:
275:
270:
269:
266:
257:
252:
249:
246:
241:
238:
235:
230:
227:
224:
219:
216:
213:
209:
206:
201:
199:
195:
192:
187:
185:
183:
179:
176:
172:
169:
164:
162:
160:
156:
153:
148:
145:
138:
136:
134:
130:
125:
118:Specification
117:
115:
108:
106:
104:
100:
90:
86:
84:
81:
77:
76:
75:
72:
71:
67:
64:
63:
59:
56:
55:
50:
47:
44:
41:
40:
35:
31:
26:
22:
692:
684:
663:
578:
570:
562:
554:
546:
538:
537:
530:
522:
514:
506:
498:
477:
469:
461:
453:
432:
424:
416:
408:
387:
379:
371:
328:
251:
240:
229:
218:
147:
124:Ahmad Vahidi
121:
112:
98:
97:
20:
470:Peykaap III
129:107 mm MRLS
83:machine gun
727:Categories
462:Peykaap II
139:References
87:1 × 107mm
454:Azarakhsh
409:Peykaap I
42:Operators
208:Archived
171:Archived
73:Armament
563:Kashdom
109:History
99:Seraj-1
664:Nasser
555:MIL 40
547:MIL 55
531:Cougar
507:Taregh
499:Ashura
433:Tarlan
425:Gahjae
417:Kajami
388:Heidar
329:Tondar
80:12.7mm
695:class
687:class
676:HARTH
666:class
581:class
573:class
571:Murce
565:class
557:class
549:class
541:class
539:Seraj
533:class
525:class
517:class
515:Zafar
509:class
501:class
480:class
472:class
464:class
456:class
435:class
427:class
419:class
411:class
390:class
382:class
380:Pashe
374:class
372:Ghaem
331:class
65:Speed
21:Seraj
478:MK13
445:PBFG
400:PBFT
320:PTGF
78:1 ×
57:Type
622:LST
604:LSL
579:Tir
523:RIB
490:PBF
729::
655:AP
363:PB
197:^
181:^
158:^
287:e
280:t
273:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
