List of frigates of Iran

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This is a list of frigates of Iran , which have served in the Imperial Iranian Navy and the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.

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Commissioned

Ship Hull number ClassPictureServiceOrigin
Laid downLaunchedCommissioned
IRIS Alvand
(ex-IIS Saam) [1] 		71 [1]
(ex-DE 12) [2] 		Alvand class IS Alvand (F-71) 1977.jpg 22 May 1967 [2] 25 July 1968 [2] 20 May 1971 [2] United Kingdom [1]
IRIS Alborz
(ex-IIS Zaal) [1] 		72 [1]
(ex-DE 14) [2] 		Velayat 94 Military exercise 13 by Mbazri.jpg 3 March 1968 [2] 4 March 1969 [2] 1 March 1971 [2] United Kingdom [1]
IRIS Sabalan
(ex-IIS Rostam) [1] 		73 [1]
(ex-DE 16) [2] 		IS Sabalan (F-73) 1977.jpg 10 December 1967 [2] 4 March 1969 [2] 26 June 1972 [2] United Kingdom [1]
IRIS Jamaran 76 [3] Moudge class Iranian Velayat-90 Naval Exercise by IRIN (6).jpg 2004 [3] 28 November 2007 [3] 19 February 2010 [3] Iran [3]
IRIS Sahand 74 [3] lHq pyshrfth tryn nwshkhn bwmy Grb asy bh nyrwy dryyy rtsh (30).jpg 2010 [3] 18 September 20121 December 2018Iran [3]
IRIS Dena [4] 75 Dena frigate commissioned into service (18).jpg 2012 [3] 2015 [3] 2021Iran [5]

Decommissioned

Ship Hull number ClassPictureServiceOrigin
Laid downLaunchedCommissionedFate
IRIS Damavand 77 [3] Moudge class Damavand shipo.jpg 2009 [3] 13 March 2013 [3] 9 March 2015 [3] Out of service since 10 January 2018Iran [3]
IRIS Sahand
(ex-IIS Faramarz) [1] 		74 [1]
(ex-DE 18) [2] 		Alvand class IS Sahand (F-74) 1977.jpg 25 July 1968 [2] 30 July 1969 [2] 28 February 1972 [2] Sunk by U.S. Navy, 19 April 1988 [2] United Kingdom [1]
IIS Babr
(ex-HMS Derby Haven) [2] 		None [2] Loch class HMS Loch Scavaig FL6051.jpg 11 February 1944 [2] 14 December 1944 [2] July 1949 [2] Decommissioned on 30 October 1969, stricken in 1972 [2] United Kingdom [2]
IIS Palang
(ex-HMS Fly) [6] 		None [6] Algerine class HMS Fly FL13162.jpg 6 October 1941 [7] 1 June 1942 [7] 1949 [6] Decommissioned in December 1966, stricken in 1972 [6] United Kingdom [6]

Future

ShipClassPictureServiceOrigin
Laid downLaunched
IRIS Taftan [4] Moudge class [3] Jamaranclass.jpg 2013 [3] 2016 [3] Iran [3]
IRIS Shiraz [4] 2014 [3] 2017 [3]

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References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016 , p. 384
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 , p. 184
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016 , p. 385
  4. 1 2 3 "Iranian navy building 3 new destroyers: Sayyari", Mehr News Agency, 27 September 2019, 150535, retrieved 15 July 2020
  5. ↑ H I Sutton (January 2021). "Iranian-Navy-Mowj-Class". www.hisutton.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 , p. 188
  7. 1 2 Jane's Fighting Ships 1953–1954 , p. 275

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