Iranian Surface Combatants - Iranian Navy (sitios de interés)
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FRIGATES [FF]
3 Saam (vosper Mk 5) class
71 Alvand (ex-Saam) Builder: Vosper Thornycroft
72 Alborz (ex-Zaal) Builder: Vickers, Newcastle
73 Sabalan (ex-Rastam) Builder: Vickers, Barrow
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Displacement: 1,250 tons
Speed: 39 kts (17.5 on diesels)
Dimensions: 94.5 (88.4 pp) × 11.07 × 3.25 meters
Armament: 4 C-802 SSM; 1 114-mm 55-cal. Vickers Mk 8 DP; 1 twin 35-mm 90-cal. Oerlikon AA; 2 single 20-mm 90-cal. Oerlikon GAM-B01 AA; 2 single 12.7-mm mg; 1 3-round Limbo Mk 10 ASW mortar (72ñ73 only); 2 triple 324-mm ASW TT (71 only)
Electronics: Radar: 1 Decca 1226 nav.; 1 Plessey AWS-1 air/surf. search; 2 Oerlikon-Con traves Sea Hunter 4 fire control; 1 Type 352C missile target-detection and tracking
Sonar: Graseby Type 174 hull-mounted search (7ñ9 kHz); Type 170 hull- mounted attack (15 kHz)
EW: Decca RDL-2AC intercept; FH-5 HFD/F
Machinery: CODOG: 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3A gas turbines; 2 Paxman 16-cyl. Ventura diesels for cruising; 2 CP props; 46,000 shp (turbines), 3,800 bhp (diesels)
Range: 5,000/15
Fuel: 150 tons (250 with overload)
Crew: 135 tot.
Remarks: Ordered 25-8-66. All renamed 1985. Sister Sahand (ex-Faramarz), hit by three Harpoon missiles and cluster bombs, was lost to U.S. forces 19-4-88. Sabalan, se- verely damaged the same date, was declared repaired by the Iranian Navy during 1989; although operational, the ship appears to have severe speed restrictions. All three were active during a 6-01 exercise.
1 (+1) Mowj-class
76 Jamaran Laid Down: 2007 Entered Service: 2010
Velayat Laid Down: 2011 Entered Service: 2013
from Combat Fleets of the World 16th Edition
Displacement: 1,400 tons (standard)
Speed: 30 kts
Armament: 4 C-802 Noor SSM; 4 SM-1 Fajr SAMs; 1 76-mm Oto-Melara compact DP; 1 40-mm 70-cal. Bofors AA; 3 single 20-mm 90-cal. Oerlikon GAM-B01 AA; 2 triple 324-mm ASW TT?
Electronics: 1 Plessey AWS-1 air/surf. search radar; unknown f.c. radar
Machinery: 2 . . . diesels; 2 props
Range: Unknown
Crew: Unknown
Remarks: Modified version of the Saam (Vosper Mk 5) class. Additional units may be planned. Said to accommodate one helicopter and to be capable of antisubmarine, antiship, and antiaircraft missions. Armed with Iranian copies of the Chinese C-802 SSM (known as the Noor), and copies of the U.S. Standard SM-1 surface-to-air missile (called Fajr) are fitted abaft the stack in box launchers. Carry two small boats forward of the flight deck. Classified as a destroyer in Iranian service.
Information from the upcoming Combat Fleets of the World 16th Edition.