PLATFORM TYPE:   IRAN AJAR CLASS LANDING SHIP TANK LST
PLATFORM NAME:   IRAN AJAR

DESCRIPTION:     NORMALLY USED AS AN AMPHIBIOUS
                 ASSAULT TRANSPORT SHIP. IRAN USED THE
                 IRAN AJAR AS A MINE LAYER.
SPEED:           12.5KTS
MANNING LEVEL:   30
DIMENSIONS:      176 x 35 x 10 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    2274 FULL LOAD
RANGE:           4,600 AT 20KTS
                 1,600 AT 30KTS
POWER PLANT:     2 DIESELS 2,000 HP
                 2 SHAFTS

GUNS:            2  12.7mm MACHINE GUNS

MINES:           CAPABLE OF CARRYING A LARGE NUMBER
                 OF MINES

COUNTRIES:       IRAN
COMMENTS:        THE IRAN AJAR WAS SCUTTLED IN SEPTEMBER
                 OF 1987 BY THE US NAVY. THE IRAN AJAR
                 WAS CAUGHT LAYING MINES IN INTERNATIONAL
                 WATERS OFF THE COAST OF IRAN.

 
