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Iranian frigate Alvand
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| Career (Iran) |  |
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| Class and type: | Alvand (SAAM) class frigate Vosper Mk 5 |
| Ordered: | 1960 |
| Builder: | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Laid down: | 1968 |
| Launched: | 1968 |
| In service: | 1971 |
| Renamed: | 1980 |
| Reinstated: | 1990 |
| Status: | In service |
| Homeport: | Bandar-Abbas |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,100 tons (1,540 tons full load) |
| Length: | 94.5 m (310 feet) |
| Beam: | 11.07 m (36 feet) |
| Draught: | 3.25 m (10.5 feet) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 Paxman Ventura cruising diesels, 3,800 bhp, 17 knots 2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM-3A boost gas turbines, 46,000 shp, 39 knots |
| Speed: | 39 knots max |
| Range: | 5,000 nm at 15 knots |
| Complement: | 125-146 |
| Armament: | 4 x C-802 anti-ship missiles 1 × 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 gun 1 x twin 20 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 tubes |
The Iranian frigate Alvand, a British-made Vosper Mark V class frigate (also known as Alvand class frigate), was commissioned in 1971 as part of a four-ship order.
The ship is rareley seen outside the Persian Gulf nowadays, although it did join the Indian Navy's 'Bridges of Friendship', held in Bombay on February 17 2001 to celebrate India's 50th anniversary as republic where in 60 Indian vessels and 24 foreign vessels (including the Alvand) participated. The Alvand appeared to be in good state despite being thirty years old.[1]
See also
- Iranian frigate Sabalan
- Iranian frigate Sahand
- Iranian frigate Alborz
- Current Iranian Navy vessels
- Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
References
External links
 Active frigates of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Frigates under construction |
| Historical frigates |
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