Naval Systems

Thondor / Houdong missile boat

The Thondor or Houdong missile boat is Iran's Chinese-origin large fast attack missile boat family, distinct from the smaller speedboat-derived craft but often grouped with Iran's missile-armed littoral attack inventory. Public references describe a roughly 38-meter craft with four anti-ship missiles and gun armament for short-range naval strike missions.

Specifications

Representative length
About 38.6 m in public references
Representative beam
About 6.8 m in public references
Representative displacement
About 205 tons in public references
Representative speed
About 35 kt in public references
Crew
About 28 in public references
Missile armament
Four C-802/C-801-family anti-ship missiles or equivalent reported fits depending on source and refit
Gun armament
Small-caliber naval guns in public references
Role
Short-range anti-ship missile strike and coastal sea denial

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service
Missile-armed fast attack craft in Iranian naval service.
Used by
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

Thondor / Houdong missile boat Images

Related Weapon Systems

Iranian small attack boats, Small attack boat / fast attack craft, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsIranian small attack boatsSmall attack boat / fast attack craftIranian small attack boats are a mixed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy fast attack craft and fast inshore attack craft force used for swarm harassment, mine laying, anti-ship missile attack, and littoral sea denial around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. The family covers domestically produced speedboats and named classes such as Ashura/Ashoora, Tareq, Zolfaghar/Peykaap, Thondor/Houdong, Boghammar-derived craft, and Bladerunner-derived craft rather than a single standardized design.

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