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IRIS Makran (Persian: مکران) is the first and only forward base ship of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, in service with its Southern Fleet since 2021 and named after a coastal region in southeastern Iran. A former crude oil tanker converted into a warship, she was known with the tentative title Khalij-e Fars (lit.
Iran Frigates (6/7) Class Picture Boat No. Commissioned Displacement Type Fleet Origin Status Alvand class: IRIS Alvand: 71: 1971: 1,400 tons: Southern Fleet: United Kingdom IRIS Alborz: 72: 1971 Southern Fleet: IRIS Sabalan: 73: 1972 Southern Fleet: Currently in refit as of 2023: Moudge class: IRIS Jamaran: 76: 2010: 1,500 tons Southern Fleet ...
Iran's navy deployed two warships to the Gulf of Aden in August 2019 to protect commercial shipping, including the destroyer Sahand and the supply ship/replenishment oiler Kharg. [31] In September 2019, the head of the Iran navy said it was ready to defend its marine borders, and denied US and Saudi claims that Iran had orchestrated recent ...
Shahid Mahdavi is a warship operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran that is capable of carrying helicopters, drones, and missile launchers. Shahid Mahdavi , originally a Panamax container ship, built by South Korea ; [ 4 ] is the largest ship operated by IRGC Navy.
[5] [6] Sahand is named in the memory of the original Sahand that was sunk by the U.S. in Operation Praying Mantis during the Iran–Iraq War on 18 April 1988. In June 2021, Sahand , accompanied by IRINS Makran (a naval-converted oil tanker), were the first Iranian naval ships to reach the Atlantic without docking in an international port ...
Iran, U.S. warships in first tense Mideast encounter in a year ... In an April 2, 2021, photo released by the U.S. Navy, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel cut in front of the U.S. Coast Guard ...
The warship Shahid Soleimani is also equipped with four 23 mm gatling guns (likely Asef), one 30 mm auto-canon and two chaff dispensers. [1] [2] According to Commodore Alireza Tangsiri , the Shahid Soleimani -class vessels have been equipped with different missiles with ranges of 200, 300 and 750 kilometers, as well as with a new 2,000 ...
Jamaran is the lead ship of the Iranian Moudge-class frigate [6] [7] [8] launched in early 2010 in Bandar-e-Abbas, Iran.Iran has stated that the design and building of Jamaran was among the greatest achievements of the Iranian Navy and the ship's launch marks a major technological leap for Iran's naval industries. [9]