Iranian vessel Mozaffari
| History | |
|---|---|
 Belgium | |
| Name | Selika |
| Owner | Robert Osterrieth |
| Launched | 1899 |
| Homeport | Antwerp |
| Fate | Sold |
| History | |
 Iran | |
| Namesake | Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar |
| Operator | Persian Customs |
| Acquired | 1902 |
| Commissioned | 1903 |
| Renamed | Mozaffari |
| Captured | 1914 |
| History | |
 United Kingdom | |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Recommissioned | 1914 |
| Decommissioned | 1918 |
| Refit | 1918 |
| Homeport | Bombay |
| Fate | Returned to Iran |
| History | |
 Iran | |
| Operator | Imperial Iranian Navy |
| Recommissioned | 1918 |
| Stricken | c. 1936 |
| Fate | Stricken c.1936 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 400 tonnes[1][2] |
| Length | 40.0 m (131 ft 3 in)[2] |
| Beam | 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)[2] |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Propulsion | Steam[2] |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h)[2] |
Mozaffari[3] (Persian: مظفری) was a steam yacht that was converted to a gunboat.[1] Launched in 1899 as a Belgian merchant ship, it was purchased as a royal yacht for Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar and served Persian navy from 1902 to 1914; and again between 1918 and 1936. Royal Navy seized her in 1914 and used the vessel until 1918 during World War I.
History
[edit]The vessel was built in Nantes, France in 1899, according to Jane's.[4] Originally named Selika, she was owned by Robert Osterrieth.[2] Soon after it was launched, Adrien de Gerlache took over as her captain for an expedition to the Persian Gulf, seeking pearl.[5] On her journey Selika decked at Muscat and Bahrain.[6]
In April 1904, Mozaffari was used in an operation to hoist Persian flag at Abu Musa and Tunbs after removing those of Sharjah.[3]
An American diplomat reported in 1925 that Persepolis and Mozaffari were the two largest vessels of Iran.[7]
She was stricken c. 1936.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gray, Randal, ed. (1985), "Persia", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921, Conway Maritime Press, p. 419, ISBN 978-0851772455
- ^ a b c d e f g Flamm, Oswald, ed. (1900), "Persia", Schiffbau: Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Industrie auf Schiffbautechnischen und Verwandten Gebieten (in German), 1, Conway Maritime Press: 552
- ^ a b Mojtahed-Zadeh, Pirouz (2013). Security and Territoriality in the Persian Gulf: A Maritime Political Geography. Routledge. p. 196. ISBN 9781136817243.
- ^ Parkes, Oscar, ed. (1933), Jane's Fighting Ships 1933, Jane's Information Group, p. 387
- ^ Riffenburgh, Beau (2006). Encyclopedia of the Antarctic. Vol. 1. Routledge. pp. 325–326. ISBN 9780415970242.
- ^ O'Shea, Raymond (2013). Sand Kings Of Oman. Vol. 1. Routledge. p. 141. ISBN 9781136179730.
- ^ Ward, Steven R. (2014). Immortal: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces (Updated ed.). Georgetown University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9781626160651.