Naval Warfare / Ships . Sahand ’s sister-ship, Sabalan, then left her berth and fired a surface-to-air missile at the Intruders. The ship was originally called Faramarz, named after a character in Ferdosi's Shahnameh. The vessel is able to fire and can be equipped with latest Iranian anti-ship missiles. The warship added to Iran’s arsenal to ensure security in the strait of Hormuz according to Fars News Agency. Iranian state TV said Monday that the Sahand, built-in 2012, carries surface to surface missiles, air defense systems and torpedoes. The warship added to Iran’s arsenal to ensure security in the Strait of Hormuz according to Fars News Agency. Contents[show] History The Sahand was unveiled to the public in late November 2012. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution it was renamed Sahand, after the Sahand volcano. The new vessel - IRI Sahand was described at the official announcement as the largest, most modern naval vessel built by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The ship was originally called Faramarz, named after a character in Ferdosi's Shahnameh. Day one for the new Islamic Republic Navy Outside an officers purge, the Navy inherited a considerable fleet, well able to deal with any threats in the Persian Gulf, especially with tension raising with Sunnite Iraq. IRIN Sahand F-74 is one of the newest warships of the modern Iranian Navy - joining sisters of the Moudge-class in service. Sahand also known as Moudge 5 is an Iranian designed frigate launched November 2012.

IRIN Sahand was launched in 2012 and formally commissioned by way of ceremony on December 1st, 2018. Iran Jamaran class "Sahand" destroyer & "Sina 7" missile boat ناوشکن سهند و قایق موشک انداز سینا ۷ - Duration: 5:56. ali javid 30,610 views 5:56 He is equipped with anti-aircraft batteries and sophisticated radar and radar-evading capabilities. Sahand, also known as Moudge 5, is an Iranian designed frigate of the Moudge class launched November 2012. Most ships described above were still extant by 1995, and most participated in the Iran-Iraq war. Iranian frigate Sahand (in Persian سهند), was a British-made Vosper Mark V class frigate (also known as the Alvand class) commissioned as part of a four-ship order. The frigate Damavand was the Iranian navy’s most important warship on the Caspian Sea — a symbol of a modest but growing armed presence on the world’s largest enclosed body of water, and a force for Iranian flag-waving in a region full of oil and natural gas reverses. The Iranian frigate Sahand burns after being attacked by a U.S. destroyer and A-6E Intruder aircraft in the Persian Gulf on April 18, 1988. The vessel is able to fire and can be equipped with latest Iranian anti-ship missiles. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution it was renamed Sahand, after the Sahand volcano. The new vessel – IRI Sahand was described at the official announcement as the largest, most modern naval vessel built by … It homeports out of Bandar-Abbas at Iran's southern edge (with access to the vital Persian Gulf shipping lanes of the region, namely the Strait of Hormuz). Download Image of An aerial view of the Iranian frigate IS SAHAND (74) burning after being attacked by aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 11 from the aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) in retaliation for the mining of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58) in the Persian Gulf. But on Jan. 10 as she approached her home port of Bandar Anzali, waves and high winds forced her into a rocky jetty protecting the harbor. The lead ship of a new class of missile frigates was launched last month at Iran’s Southern port city of Bandar Abbas. Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 6/15/2019 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com IRIN Sahand (F-74) is a new addition to the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) fleet. IRIN Sahand (F-74) Frigate Warship.