Ashura-class speedboat

The Ashura-class speedboat is a small Iranian fast patrol and fast inshore attack craft family used by Iranian naval forces and especially associated with the IRGC Navy's asymmetric small-boat fleet. Public sources describe gun, rocket, troop-carrying, and mine-capable versions, making the family one of the clearer military variants within Iran's broader small attack boat inventory.

Ashura-class speedboat, Fast patrol boat / fast inshore attack craft, Naval Systems

Image source: Iranian IRGC speedboat approaching US vessels (1).jpg

Profile

Origin: Iran
Built by: Marine Industries OrganizationIranian defense industry
Type: Fast patrol boat / fast inshore attack craft
Service note: 1980s-present
Produced: 1980s-present
Variants: Machine-gun armed patrol version, Multiple-rocket-launcher version, Troop-carrying version, Mine-capable version, Improved Ashura-class boats delivered to the IRGC Navy

Also Known As

Ashoora
Ashura
MIG-G-0800
Ashoora small boat

naval maritime fast attack craft mine warfare strike

Specifications

Hull class: Small glass-reinforced plastic speedboat / fast inshore attack craft
Representative length: About 6.7 m in open references
Representative beam: About 2.3 m in open references
Representative crew: About 4 in open references
Propulsion: Outboard-powered small-boat arrangement in open references
Representative armament: Heavy machine gun, 107 mm rocket launcher, or other light weapons depending on version
Mine capability: DIA reporting notes standard Ashoora small boats with mine rails capable of holding at least one mine
Role: Fast patrol, harassment, swarm support, troop movement, and limited mine laying

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Used as a small armed patrol, swarm, troop-carrying, and mine-capable boat in Iranian service.
Used by: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

Ashura-class speedboat Images

Ashura-class speedboat, Fast patrol boat / fast inshore attack craft, Naval Systems - view 1 — Source: Iranian IRGC speedboat approaching US vessels (1).jpg

Ashura-class speedboat, Fast patrol boat / fast inshore attack craft, Naval Systems - view 2 — Source: IRGC naval exercise-2015 (11).jpg

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Sources

Iran Military PowerPublisher: Defense Intelligence Agency | Note: Supports the Ashoora mine-rail capability and IRGC Navy small-boat background. | Accessed: 2026-06-24 Iran's Naval ForcesPublisher: Office of Naval Intelligence | Note: Supports background on Iran's naval small-craft force and fast inshore attack craft roles. | Accessed: 2026-06-24 More Than 100 Gunboats Delivered To Revolutionary Guard's NavyPublisher: Radio Farda | Note: Supports the 2020 delivery of improved Ashura-class boats to the IRGC Navy and Marine Industries Organization production context. | Accessed: 2026-06-24 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy: A Small Craft OverviewPublisher: The Admiralty Trilogy | Note: Supports model-level small-craft context for Ashura/Ashoora military versions and common light-weapon fits. | Accessed: 2026-06-24 Iranian IRGC speedboat approaching US vessels (1).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the primary IRGC speedboat image. | Accessed: 2026-06-24 IRGC naval exercise-2015 (11).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the gallery image showing IRGC boats during a naval exercise. | Accessed: 2026-06-24