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IRIS Shahid Bagheri
IRIS Shahid Bagheri (Persian: شهید باقری) is a drone carrier operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy. It is the result of the 2022–2024 conversion of the container ship Perarin, to which was added an angled flight deck with a ski-jump, in the manner of light aircraft carriers. It is named after Shahid Bahman Bagheri, an IRGC commander who died in Pathak, Iraq, in a clash of the Iran–Iraq war.
The ship is the first full-service UAV carrier of the IRGC Navy. It was launched at sea for the first sea trials from her home port of Bandar Abbas sometime around 28 November 2024. Her launch underscored Tehran's efforts to project its power overseas, far beyond nearby waters. It was commissioned on 6 February 2025.
On 2 March 2026, the United States Central Command announced that the ship had been struck by U.S. forces amidst the 2026 Iran War.
Shahid Bagheri (C-110-4) was previously the container ship Perarin (IMO number: 9209350) from South Korea. The conversion was first spotted on 3 January 2023 in an Iranian dockyard. The most notable feature was an angled flight deck being constructed. On 21 August 2024, the first clear images of the aircraft carrier were posted on Telegram and then to Twitter.
These posts quickly went viral with many different defense experts comparing the design to HMS Furious.[citation needed] The carrier became viral once again because of reports of Iranian drones off the coast of New Jersey.
Representative Jeff Van Drew, a member of the United States Congress' House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, claimed that Iran was operating a drone mother ship off the coast of New Jersey. The same day, multiple images of Shadid Bagheri off the coast of Iran were revealed, proving that the carrier was still busy with sea trials.
Sea trials for Shahid Bagheri began on 13 November 2024 leaving Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex, just west of the southern port city of Bandar Abbas. The full reveal of the ship took place on 6 February 2025, showing a full flight deck of Ababil-3N carrier drones, new stealth drones called the JAS-313, Bell 206 helicopters, Mi-171 helicopters, Homa VTOL drones and a Mohajer-6 drone. A fully working hospital was revealed as well. The carrier has a fully functioning soccer field.
The carrier has the ability to deploy over 30 fast attack craft from inside the ship. This would be the first fixed-wing drone carrier ever made specifically for drones. Footage broadcast by Iranian state TV on the inauguration showed at least four helicopters and three drones on the warship's flight deck.
IRIS Shahid Bagheri
IRIS Shahid Bagheri (Persian: شهید باقری) is a drone carrier operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy. It is the result of the 2022–2024 conversion of the container ship Perarin, to which was added an angled flight deck with a ski-jump, in the manner of light aircraft carriers. It is named after Shahid Bahman Bagheri, an IRGC commander who died in Pathak, Iraq, in a clash of the Iran–Iraq war.
The ship is the first full-service UAV carrier of the IRGC Navy. It was launched at sea for the first sea trials from her home port of Bandar Abbas sometime around 28 November 2024. Her launch underscored Tehran's efforts to project its power overseas, far beyond nearby waters. It was commissioned on 6 February 2025.
On 2 March 2026, the United States Central Command announced that the ship had been struck by U.S. forces amidst the 2026 Iran War.
Shahid Bagheri (C-110-4) was previously the container ship Perarin (IMO number: 9209350) from South Korea. The conversion was first spotted on 3 January 2023 in an Iranian dockyard. The most notable feature was an angled flight deck being constructed. On 21 August 2024, the first clear images of the aircraft carrier were posted on Telegram and then to Twitter.
These posts quickly went viral with many different defense experts comparing the design to HMS Furious.[citation needed] The carrier became viral once again because of reports of Iranian drones off the coast of New Jersey.
Representative Jeff Van Drew, a member of the United States Congress' House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, claimed that Iran was operating a drone mother ship off the coast of New Jersey. The same day, multiple images of Shadid Bagheri off the coast of Iran were revealed, proving that the carrier was still busy with sea trials.
Sea trials for Shahid Bagheri began on 13 November 2024 leaving Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex, just west of the southern port city of Bandar Abbas. The full reveal of the ship took place on 6 February 2025, showing a full flight deck of Ababil-3N carrier drones, new stealth drones called the JAS-313, Bell 206 helicopters, Mi-171 helicopters, Homa VTOL drones and a Mohajer-6 drone. A fully working hospital was revealed as well. The carrier has a fully functioning soccer field.
The carrier has the ability to deploy over 30 fast attack craft from inside the ship. This would be the first fixed-wing drone carrier ever made specifically for drones. Footage broadcast by Iranian state TV on the inauguration showed at least four helicopters and three drones on the warship's flight deck.