Alvand class

Alvand class
Sabalan (1973)
Overview
Type	frigate
units	4th
Shipyard	Vosper Thornycroft and Vickers, GB
delivery	since 1970
period of service	since 1970
Technical specifications
displacement	Standard: 1100 ts
length	94.5 m
width	11.0 m
Draft	3.25 m
crew	125-146
drive	CODAG 2 × 2,800 kW (3,807 PS) diesel engine 2 × 34,000 kW (46,227 PS) gas turbine 2 propellers
speed	17 knots (diesel cruise) 39 kn (CODAG)
Range	5000 miles
Armament	2002: 4 × Noor anti-ship missiles 1 × 114mm cannon 2 × 35mm twin flak 2 × 20 mm flak 2 × 81 mm grenade launchers 1 × Limbo depth charges 2 × 324mm triple torpedo tubes 2 × 12.7 mm machine gun

The Alvand-class is a frigate - class of the Iranian Navy . The ships were built in Great Britain for Iran in the late 1960s.

description

The main task of the ships is anti -submarine defense and the fight against surface ships . The original armament consisted of Sea-killer - anti-ship missiles , Sea-Cat -Flugabwehrraketen, a depth charge launchers and various gun.

Shortly before the Iranian revolution, the ships were overhauled and then renamed by the new Iranian leadership. In the 1990s, the armament of the ships was brought up to date.

Iran developed the Moudsch class from the Alvand class .

units

Surname	Hull number	shipyard	Launch	status
Alvand (ex- Saam )	71 (ex DE 12)	Vosper Thornycroft	1968	active
Albors (ex- Zaal )	72 (ex DE 14)	Vickers	1969	active
Sabalan (ex- Rostam )	73 (ex DE 16)	Vickers	1969	active
Sahand (ex- Faramars )	74 (ex DE 18)	Vosper Thornycroft	1969	sunk on April 18, 1988

Calls

The ships took part in the so-called tank war against Iraq .

The Sahand was sunk by the US Navy as part of Operation Praying Mantis on April 19, 1988.

Web links

Commons : Alvand class  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Alvand Class: Alvand Class. In: globalsecurity.org. Retrieved May 13, 2020 (English).