Al-Sabehat Knowpia

Class overview
Builders	Marine Industries Organization
Operators	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy; Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps;
Built	1996–present
In service	2000–present
General characteristics
Type	Swimmer delivery vehicle
Length	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Complement	2 + 3 divers

Al-Sabehat (Persian: السابحات) is a swimmer delivery vehicle built and operated by Iran.^[1] The SDV is approximately 8 m (26 ft 3 in) long, and carries a crew of 2 plus 3 divers.^[1] It can carry out coastal reconnaissance missions, planting naval mines on ports and anchorages, as well as lifting special forces.^[1]^[2] According to Abhijit Singh, a senior fellow at Observer Research Foundation, the SDV "can be used effectively for unconventional attacks".^[3]

Hengam class ships function as a mothership for Al-Sabehat SDVs.^[1]

Al-Sabehat SDV is designed at Esfahan Underwater Research Centre.^[3] Planning and construction of Al-Sabehat was reportedly started in 1996^[4] and the first vessel was unveiled on 29 August 2000.^[5]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 390, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
^ Nadimi, Farzin (18 June 2020), "Iran Signals a Toughened Stance by Adding to Its Naval Arsenal", The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (PolicyWatch), no. 3335, retrieved 15 July 2020
^ ^a ^b Singh, Abhijit (2010), "Dark Chill in the Persian Gulf – Iran's Conventional and Unconventional Naval Forces", Maritime Affairs, 6 (2), National Maritime Foundation: 113, doi:10.1080/09733159.2010.559788, ISSN 1946-6609, S2CID 110041921
^ "Iran's First Locally-made Submarine Inducted", Kuwait News Agency, 29 August 2000
^ "Iran launches its first submarine", BBC, 29 August 2000

[Janes-1] Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 390, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075

[Nadimi-2] Nadimi, Farzin (18 June 2020), "Iran Signals a Toughened Stance by Adding to Its Naval Arsenal", The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (PolicyWatch), no. 3335, retrieved 15 July 2020

[Singh-3] Singh, Abhijit (2010), "Dark Chill in the Persian Gulf – Iran's Conventional and Unconventional Naval Forces", Maritime Affairs, 6 (2), National Maritime Foundation: 113, doi:10.1080/09733159.2010.559788, ISSN 1946-6609, S2CID 110041921

[4] "Iran's First Locally-made Submarine Inducted", Kuwait News Agency, 29 August 2000

[5] "Iran launches its first submarine", BBC, 29 August 2000

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