{
  "id": "ghadir",
  "name": "Ghadir Class",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "Diesel-electric midget submarine",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2007,
  "operators": [
    "IRN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Ghadir Class Iranian Diesel-Electric Midget Submarine is a class of midget submarines built by Iran specifically for cruising within the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf. It has a surface displacement estimated at about 115 long tons (117 tons).",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Builders",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Marine Industries Organization",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 7,
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 29,
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 2.75,
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "2.50 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement (surface)",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "117 tons",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 125,
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (submerged)"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo System: launcher",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x 533mm Torpedo Tubes located at the bow",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo System",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "The class is capable of firing the Iranian Hoot supercavitating torpedo, which is based on the Russian Shkval. The class may carry torpedoes similar to the North Korean CHT-02D weapons.",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 21,
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Ghadir 942",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2007 Status: Active Fleet: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghadir 943",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2009 Status: Active Fleet: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghadir 944",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2008 Status: Active Fleet: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghadir 945",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2009 Status: Active Fleet: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghadir 946",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2009 Status: Active Fleet: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghadir 947",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2009 Status: Active Fleet: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghadir 948",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2009 Status: Active Fleet: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghadir 949",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2010 Status: Active Fleet: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-ghadir"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "submarine",
  "image": {
    "file": "ghadir.jpg",
    "thumb": "ghadir-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Morteza Akhoondi",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2019_Sacred_Defence_Week_parade_(170).jpg",
    "title": "File:2019 Sacred Defence Week parade (170).jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/ghadir.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-ghadir": {
      "title": "Ghadir Class Iranian Diesel-Electric Midget Submarine",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Ghadir_Class_Iranian_Diesel-Electric_Midget_Submarine",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}