IRIS Lavan
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, Clyde |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| Built | 6 February 1978 – 6 December 1979 |
| In service | 16 January 1985 – present |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship Heavy |
| Displacement | 2,581 tons full load |
| Length | 93 m (305 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 80 |
IRIS Lavan is a Hengam-class landing ship. The ship is named after Lavan island in Iran. It has hull number 514 and was laid down on 6 February 1978. The ship was launched on 6 December 1979 and was commissioned on 16 January 1985.