IRGC's Ship Holds Long-Distance Mission for 1st Time, Enters Southern Hemisphere - Report
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TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has for the first time carried out a long-distance mission with its Shahid Mahdavi ocean liner crossing Earth's equator and entering the southern hemisphere, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported on Saturday.
It is reportedly the IRGC's first long-range navigation mission, given the interval and the nature of the task.
The Shahid Mahdavi is a 36,000-ton, 240-meter-long, 27-meter-wide commercial cargo conversion equipped with advanced weapons systems and the latest Iranian-made radar and defense electronics. It is also the first Iranian ship to be equipped with long-range ballistic missiles.
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