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Navy aircraft carrier (specifically modeled after a Nimitz-class carrier) located in the desert of Iran.
Origin and Purpose
This particular structure was built by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at a shipyard in the port city of Bandar Abbas. It is not a functional ship but a massive barge topped with a wooden and metal superstructure designed to look like a carrier, complete with fake fighter jets on the deck.
The primary purposes for this mock-up include:
•Target Practice: Iran has used it as a centerpiece for large-scale military exercises, such as "Great Prophet 9" (2015) and "Great Prophet 14" (2020). During these drills, the IRGC swarms the vessel with fast boats, fires cruise missiles at it, and has commandos rappel onto the deck to simulate an attack on the U.S. Navy.
•Propaganda: Images and videos of the "destruction" of the carrier are frequently broadcast on state media to demonstrate military resolve and capability to a domestic and international audience.
Key Details from the Image
•Location: While it was built in the coastal city of Bandar Abbas, it is often seen sitting in dry dock or on the sandy outskirts of the naval facility, giving it the surreal "carrier in the desert" appearance.
Navy aircraft carrier (specifically modeled after a Nimitz-class carrier) located in the desert of Iran.
Origin and Purpose
This particular structure was built by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at a shipyard in the port city of Bandar Abbas. It is not a functional ship but a massive barge topped with a wooden and metal superstructure designed to look like a carrier, complete with fake fighter jets on the deck.
The primary purposes for this mock-up include:
•Target Practice: Iran has used it as a centerpiece for large-scale military exercises, such as "Great Prophet 9" (2015) and "Great Prophet 14" (2020). During these drills, the IRGC swarms the vessel with fast boats, fires cruise missiles at it, and has commandos rappel onto the deck to simulate an attack on the U.S. Navy.
•Propaganda: Images and videos of the "destruction" of the carrier are frequently broadcast on state media to demonstrate military resolve and capability to a domestic and international audience.
Key Details from the Image
•Location: While it was built in the coastal city of Bandar Abbas, it is often seen sitting in dry dock or on the sandy outskirts of the naval facility, giving it the surreal "carrier in the desert" appearance.
•Condition: The smoke and holes visible in your image are the result of damage sustained during these live-fire exercises.
•Scale: It is roughly 200 meters (650 feet) long, which is about two-thirds the size of a real U.S. Nimitz-class supercarrier (which is over 300 meters long).
It is worth noting that China has also built similar (though often two-dimensional or rail-mounted) aircraft carrier targets in the Taklamakan Desert for ballistic missile testing, but the specific 3D model with the distinct island structure and damaged deck shown in your photo is the Iranian version.
Would you like me to find more information on the specific military exercises where this mock-up was used?