What is IRIS Kharg?
[[File:IRIS Kharg (431) rear by Hossein Zohrevand.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The IRIS ''Kharg'']] The '''''Kharg''''' ({{lang-fa|خارگ}}) was a modified {{sclass2-|Ol|tanker (1965)|0}} [[fleet replenishment oiler]] of the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Navy]], named after [[Kharg Island]]. It was launched in 1977 and was delivered to [[Iran]] in 1984. On 2 June 2021, ''Kharg'' caught fire and sank near [[Jask]] in the [[Gulf of Oman]].<ref name=Reuters020621>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-navy-training-ship-fire-mouth-gulf-crew-evacuated-report-2021-06-01/ |title=Iran's biggest navy ship sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman - media |date=2 June 2021 |work=Reuters |accessdate=2 June 2021}}</ref> ''Kharg'' was the largest naval vessel of Iran in terms of [[tonnage]].<ref>{{citation|first=Michael|last=Connell|title=The Artesh Navy: Iran's Strategic Force|url=https://www.mei.edu/publications/artesh-navy-irans-strategic-force|date=31 January 2012|access-date=28 August 2020|work=Middle East Institute}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Multistub|history|asia}} [[Category:2021 disasters in Asia]] [[Category:2020s disasters in Iran]] <!--[[Category:Disasters in Iran]]--> [[Category:2021 fires in Asia]] [[Category:June 2021 events]] [[Category:Shipwrecks]] [[Category:Transport disasters in Asia]] [[Category:2021 in Iran]]