IRIS Alvand (71)
.jpg) IRIS Alvand during Zolfaghar 1400 exercise in 2021
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| History | |
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  Iran | |
| Name | Saam |
| Namesake | Sām |
| Operator |
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| Ordered | 1960 |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | 1080[1] |
| Laid down | 3 March 1968[1] |
| Launched | 25 July 1968;[1] 56 years ago. |
| Sponsored by | Shahnaz Pahlavi |
| Commissioned | May 1971[1] |
| Renamed | Alvand, 1985[1] |
| Namesake | Alvand mountain range |
| Homeport | Bandar-Abbas |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Alvand-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1,100 tons (1,540 tons full load) |
| Length | 94.5 m (310 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 11.07 m (36 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.25 m (10.7 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph) max |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 125-146 |
| Armament |
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Iranian frigate Alvand (Persian: الوند) is a frigate of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and the lead ship of her class. She was launched in 1968.
The ship was originally called Saam, lead ship of the Saam class (which is named after
History
Her delivery was delayed because the weapon control system was not prepared on time.[2]
She completed her refit on 15 May 1977 at Portsmouth.[3]
It joined the
Alvand entered the Suez Canal on 22 February 2011, with the supply vessel Kharg, on a deployment reported to be a training mission to Latakia, Syria.[5][6] In October 2016, Alvand and Buseshr were deployed to the Gulf of Aden, off Yemen.[7] The ship was modernized in 2021.[8]
See also
- List of Imperial Iranian Navy vessels in 1979
- List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Saam (6126554)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- JSTOR 44887469
- JSTOR 44890143
- ^ Bharat Rakshak Monitor Volume 3(5) Archived 2 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal'". BBC News. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Londono, Ernesto; Erdbrink, Thomas (22 February 2011). "Iran hails warships' mission in Mediterranean". Washington Post. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Iran deploys warships off Yemen coast in the Gulf of Aden: Tasnim". Reuters. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Iranian Navy Gets New Gear - Politics news".
External links
Media related to IRIS 71 Alvand (ship, 1971) at Wikimedia Commons
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