On September 5, 2022, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy added the first (FS313-01) Shahid Soleimani corvette to its inventory, marking the inception of the Shahid Soleimani (Martyr Soleimani) class missile corvettes. A total of 4 catamaran-style corvettes will be produced.
The catamaran design enhances the ship’s maneuverability and stability in rough seas. Aluminum is the primary material used in the construction of these corvettes. The Shahid Soleimani class corvettes are equipped with naval guns and cruise missiles for surface warfare, air defense missiles for air combat, and, additionally, they feature remotely operated 3-barreled 20mm Gatling guns for asymmetric warfare threats.
While the initial FS313-01 Shahid Soleimani corvette featured manually operated 12.7mm machine guns, recent images have shown that they have been replaced with 3-barreled 20mm Gatling guns. These corvettes have a helipad for a 5-ton class helicopter but lack a hangar.
The Shahid Soleimani class ships represent the heaviest combat vessels in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy’s fleet. The class is named after former Revolutionary Guards commanders.
| General Specifications of the Shahid Soleimani Class: | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Shahid Mahallati Shipyard |
| Active | 1 |
| Planned | 4 |
| Length | 67 m |
| Width | 14.5 m |
| Displacement | 600 tons |
| Range | 5000 nautical miles |
| Aircraft | 1x 5-ton class helicopter landing pad |
| Additional Vehicles | 3x high-speed boats |
| Weapon Systems on the Shahid Soleimani Class: | |
|---|---|
| Main Gun | 1x 30mm 2A42 remotely operated cannon |
| Other Guns | 4x remotely operated 3-barreled 20mm Gatling guns |
| Anti-Ship Missiles | 4x Qader missiles with a range of 300 km 2x Nasir missiles with a range of 140 km |
| Air Defence Systems | 6x long-range cruise missiles in 6 vertical launch cells 16x Sayyed2/3 short-range air defense missiles in 16x vertical launch cells |
| Shahid Soleimani Class Ships: | |
|---|---|
| Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy | |
| 1 | (FS313-01) Shahid Soleimani (Entered service on September 5, 2022 – Currently active) |
| 2 | (FS313-02) Hassan Bagheri (Sea trials ongoing) |
| 3 | (FS313-03) Sayad Shirazi |
| 4 | (FS313-04) Raiis Ali Delvari |
