Kharg 1980

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Name:	KHARG
Type:	Naval Replenishment Tanker
Launched:	03/02/1977
Completed:	04/1980
Builder:	Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd
Yard:	Walker Yard
Yard Number:	98
Dimensions:	20540grt, 9608nrt, 20120dwt, 207.1 x 26.6 x 25.5metres
Engines:	2 x Steam turbines, DR geared, 26870shp
Engines by:	Westinghouse Electric Company, Sunnyvale, California
Propulsion:	1 x Screw; 21.5knots
Reg Number:	(IMO: 7500633)
History:
04/1980	Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
02/06/2021	Sank

Comments:	Ordered by the Government of Iran prior to the revolution of 02/1979
	1980: Armament of 1 x 76mm gun removed before delivery
	Capable of carrying 2 x helicopters with hangar facilities
	1984: Delivery delayed due to an arms embargo during the Iraq-Iran War
	1993: Re-armed with 1 x 76mm, 2 x 2 x 23mm guns
	02/06/2021: Sank near Jask in the Gulf of Oman after a fire