- Alvand class frigate
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A starboard view of the Iranian destroyer escort IIS Saam (DE-71), redesignated IS Alvand (F-71)Class overview Builders: Vosper Thornycroft
VickersOperators: Iran Succeeded by: Moudge class frigate Building: 0 Completed: 4 Active: 3 Lost: 1 General characteristics Displacement: 1,100 tons (1,540 tons full load) Length: 94.5 m (310 ft) Beam: 11.07 m (36 ft) Draft: 3.25 m (10.5 ft) Propulsion: 2 Paxman Ventura cruising diesels 3,800 bhp, and 2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM-3A boost gas turbines 46,000 shp (34,000 kW) on 2 shafts Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h) on diesels39 knots (72 km/h) on gas turbines Range: 5,000 nmi (9,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) Complement: 125-146 Armament: 4 x C-802 anti-ship missiles
1 × 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 gun
1 x twin 35 mm AAA, 2 x single 20 mm AAA
2 × 81 mm mortars
2 × 0.50cal machine guns
1 x Limbo ASW mortar
2 x triple 12.75 in torpedo tubesThe Alvand class (also called the Saam class frigate or the 'Vosper Mk 5 type) comprise four Iranian light patrol frigates. Only three are currently in service.
All four ships were originally named after characters from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, but after the Islamic Revolution they were renamed after mountains in Iran.
The United Kingdom built all four ships which were originally armed with nine Sea Cat anti-air missiles and five Sea Killer anti-ship missiles. The Iranian Navy has since replaced these missiles with Chinese equivalents.
One Alvand-class frigate, the Sahand, was sunk by U.S. forces during Operation Praying Mantis in 1988 after unsuccessfully firing upon an A-6 Intruder flying from the USS Enterprise. It was then struck by Harpoon missiles from this aircraft, and then a coordinated Harpoon attack from its wingman and a nearby surface ship.
Ships in the class
Ship Pennant Number Builder Launched Status Alvand - ex-Saam 71 (ex- DE 12) Vosper Thornycroft 1968 In Service Alborz - ex-Zaal 72 (ex DE 14) Vickers 1969 In Service Sabalan- ex-Rostam 73 (ex DE 16) Vickers 1969 In Service Sahand - ex-Faramarz 74 (ex DE 18) Vosper Thornycroft 1969 sunk on April 18, 1988 See also
- Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
- Current Iranian Navy vessels
External links
Sources
- http://www.iinavy.org/faramarz.htm
- http://www.mafhoum.com/press8/237P2.pdf
- http://www.ii.uj.edu.pl/~artur/enc/F2.htm
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- Alvand class frigates
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