{"id":36508,"date":"2020-11-21T17:32:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T17:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/21\/irans-revolutionary-guard-launches-aircraft-carrying-ship\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:52:03","slug":"irans-revolutionary-guard-launches-aircraft-carrying-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/11\/21\/irans-revolutionary-guard-launches-aircraft-carrying-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard launches aircraft-carrying ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran\u2019s paramilitary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/04\/19\/iran-acknowledges-revolutionary-guard-encounter-with-us-during-persian-gulf-drill\/\" target=_blank>Revolutionary Guard<\/a> said it launched a heavy warship Thursday capable of carrying helicopters, drones and missile launchers amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/07\/09\/navy-air-force-troops-train-with-uae-pilots-to-thwart-fast-boat-attacks-in-the-persian-gulf\/\" target=_blank>ongoing tensions with the U.S<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photographs of the ship, named after slain Guard naval commander Abdollah Roudaki, showed it carrying truck-launched surface-to-surface missiles and anti-aircraft missiles. It also carried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/03\/06\/iranian-fast-boats-move-close-to-u-s-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=_blank>four small fast boats<\/a>, the kind the Guard routinely uses in the Persian Gulf. Sailors manned deck-mounted machine guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/11\/19\/us-attack-risks-full-fledged-war-says-adviser-to-irans-leader\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20323449413697.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US attack risks \u2018full-fledged war,\u2019 says adviser to Iran\u2019s leader<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An adviser to Iran&#039;s supreme leader warned against any American military escalation in Trump\u2019s final weeks in office.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Guard said the ship has a length of 492 feet. By comparison, a U.S. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has a length of 1,092 feet. The Guard\u2019s ship does not have a runway, but includes a landing pad for a helicopter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"629\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-carrier2.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-carrier2.jpg.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-carrier2.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-carrier2.jpg.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-carrier2.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,537 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo released Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, shows a helicopter, drones and missile launchers on the Guard&#8217;s warship named Roudaki while moving in the Iranian southern territorial waters. Iran&#8217;s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it launched a heavy warship Thursday capable of carrying helicopters, drones and missile launchers amid ongoing tensions with the U.S. (Sepahnews via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commander of the Guard\u2019s navy, Adm. Ali Reza Tangsiri, suggested his forces wanted to move beyond the waters of the Gulf into deep-water patrolling. Typically, the Guard covers the waters of the Persian Gulf, while Iran\u2019s navy patrols the Gulf of Oman and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresence and assignments in the Indian Ocean is our right,\u201d Tangsiri said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ship appears to be an answer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/2016\/08\/26\/iranian-boats-escalate-confrontations-with-u-s-navy\/\" target=_blank>U.S. Navy patrols<\/a> in the region by its Bahrain-based 5th Fleet. U.S. aircraft carriers routinely travel through Mideast waters. Iran sees those missions, as well as Israel\u2019s expanding presence in the region, as a threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"629\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-carrier3.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-carrier3.jpg.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-carrier3.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-carrier3.jpg.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-carrier3.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,537 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo released Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the Guard&#8217;s warship named after slain Guard naval commander Abdollah Roudaki, sails into the Iranian southern territorial waters. Iran&#8217;s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it launched a heavy warship Thursday capable of carrying helicopters, drones and missile launchers amid ongoing tensions with the U.S. (Sepahnews via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos showed the ship carrying truck-launched surface-to-surface missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and four small fast 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