IRIS Kaman (P221)

History
Iran
Name	Kaman
Namesake	Kaman
Operator	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Ordered	19 February 1974
Builder	Constructions de Mécaniques, Cherbourg
Laid down	5 February 1975
Launched	8 January 1976
Commissioned	12 August 1977
Status	In service
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Kaman-class fast attack craft
Displacement	249 tons standard; 275 tons full load;
Length	47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam	7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draft	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Installed power	4 × MTU 16V538 TB91 diesels, 14,400 brake horsepower (10.7 MW)
Propulsion	4 × shafts
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h)
Range	2,000 miles (3,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h); 700 miles (1,100 km) at 33.7 knots (62.4 km/h)
Complement	30
Armament	4 × Harpoon (single cell); 1 × 76mm/65 (single compact); 1 × 40mm/70 Bofors gun;
Notes	As reported by Jane's (1979)

Kaman (Persian: کمان, lit. 'Bow') is a fast attack craft in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and the lead ship of her class.

Construction and commissioning

Kaman was built by French Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie at Cherbourg, as one of the first six contracted on 19 February 1974.^[2] Her keel was laid down on 5 February 1975 and on 8 January 1976, she was launched.^[2] Falakhon was commissioned into the fleet on 12 August 1977.^[2]

^ Moore, John, ed. (1979). Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80. London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 256. ISBN 0-354-00587-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996), "Iran", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, Conway Maritime Press, pp. 183–188, ISBN 978-1557501325
^ Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. Appendix D, Table D6, p. 528. ISBN 978-0-674-91571-8.

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