Historical Iranian Navy vessels
- Historical Iranian Navy vessels
Destroyers
*Damavand (Ex-Artemiz) (1966-199?), used to be the British HMS Sluys (D60), it was sold to Iran in 1966 and retired in the early 1990s
*Babr, used to be the American USS Zellars (DD-777) (1973-1994), it was sold to Iran in 1973 and is non-operational since 1994
*Palang, used to be the American ,USS Stormes (DD-780) (1972-199?), it was sold to Iran in 1972 and retired in the 1990s
Frigates
*Iranian frigate Sahand (1971-1988): Sunk by U.S. warships and aircraft in 1988 in U.S. Operation Praying Mantis.
Corvettes
*Iranian Corvette Milanian, used to be the American PF-105, sunk during the Iran-Iraq War
*Iranian Corvette Kahnamuie, used to be the American PF-106, sunk during the Iran-Iraq War
Minelayers
*Iran Ajr (1978-1987): Seized and scuttled by U.S. Navy SEALs in the 1987 U.S. Operation Prime Chance.:: [http://www.navybook.com/nohigherhonor/pic-iranajr.shtml Photos of the seizure of the "Iran Ajr"]
Gun Boats
*Babr gunboat (1932-1941): Sunk by HMAS Yarra in 25 August 1941 in Khorramshahr.
*Palang gunboat (1932-1941): Sunk by HMS "Shoreham" in in 25 August 1941 in Abadan.
*Paykan gunboat (1978-1980) : sunk in Operation Morvarid on 29 November 1980 by Iraqi forces.
*Joshan gunboat (1978-1988) : sunk in Operation Praying Mantis on 18 April 1988 by US forces.
Further reading
*cite book
author=Wise, Harold Lee
title= [http://www.insidethedangerzone.com Inside the Danger Zone: The U.S. Military in the Persian Gulf 1987-88]
location=Annapolis | publisher=Naval Institute Press
year=2007
id=ISBN 1-59114-970-3
External links
* [http://www.iranmilitaryforum.com Iranian military pictures and videos]
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