Hamzeh (Persian: حمزه) is a corvette serving in the Northern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. It was originally named Chahsavar and was built as the royal yachtofReza Shah, before being converted into a warship.
 Hamzeh in 2018 | |
| History | |
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 Imperial State of Iran | |
| Name | Chahsavar |
| Namesake | Shahsavar |
| Ordered | 9 December 1935 |
| Builder | N.V. Boele's Scheepswerven & Machinefabriek, Bolnes |
| Laid down | 18 January 1936 |
| Launched | 17 June 1936 |
| In service | 1936–1979 |
| Refit | 1956 |
| Homeport | Bandar Pahlavi |
 Iran | |
| Name | Hamzeh |
| Namesake | Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib |
| Operator | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Recommissioned | 1998 |
| Reclassified | Turned into warship |
| Identification |
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| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Yacht |
| Displacement | 530 tons |
| Length | 53.7 m (176 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 7.7 m (25 ft 3 in) |
| Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 2 × Stork diesel engines, 1,300 brake horsepower (0.97 MW) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| General characteristics (after reconstruction) | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Sensors and processing systems | Active radar homing to 120 kilometres (65 nmi) at 0.9 Mach |
| Armament |
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Chahsavar was noted for its special design and considered among the most luxurious yachts in the world.[1]
The ship Chahsavar was 161 feet (49 m) long at the waterline, and 177 feet (54 m) overall.[1] She had a beam of 25 feet 5 inches (7.75 m), and a depth of 16 feet 4 inches (4.98 m) while her draught was 10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m).[1] She was equipped with two seven-cylinder two-stroke cycle single-acting diesel engines, provided by Gebr. Stork, of Hengelo.[1] This system was designed to provide 1,300 brake horsepower (0.97 MW) for a top speed of 14 knots (26 km/h) at 340 r.p.m.[1] Additionally, she was fitted with a hoist provided by The American Engineering Company.[2]
The ship was refitted in 1956 by Cantiere navale del Muggiano.[3]
After reconstruction, Hamzeh is classified as a corvette.[4][5][6] It has also been variously described as a training ship,[7]amiscellaneous auxiliary ship (AG)[8] or a patrol craft (PBO).[9]
Hamzeh rejoined the Iranian fleet in January 1998.[10]
