Shahid Mahdavi
IRIS Shahid Mahdavi was a warship operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran that was capable of carrying helicopters, drones, and missile launchers. Shahid Mahdavi, originally a Panamax container ship, built by South Korea, was the largest ship operated by IRGC Navy until the commissioning of IRIS Shahid Bagheri.
She was three times the size of Shahid Roudaki (12,000 tons), the other Expeditionary Sea Base operated by IRGC Navy. The ship was launched in line with the stated aim of IRGC Navy to create an asymmetrical military strategy to disrupt the established order.
She was destroyed by United States forces during the 2026 Iran war.
She was three times the size of Shahid Roudaki (12,000 tons), the other Expeditionary Sea Base operated by IRGC Navy. The ship was launched in line with the stated aim of IRGC Navy to create an asymmetrical military strategy to disrupt the established order.
She was destroyed by United States forces during the 2026 Iran war.
