Iranian frigate Alborz
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| Career (Iran) |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1960 |
| Builder: | Vickers |
| Laid down: | 1969 |
| Launched: | 1969 |
| In service: | 1971 |
| Reinstated: | 1990 |
| Homeport: | Bandar-Abbas[1] |
| Fate: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Alvand (SAAM) class frigate Vosper Mk 5 |
| Displacement: | 1,100 tons (1,540 tons full load) |
| Length: | 94.5 m (310 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.07 m (36 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.25 m (10.5 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 2 Paxman Ventura cruising diesels, 3,800 bhp, 17 knots (31 km/h) 2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM-3A boost gas turbines, 46,000 shp, 39 knots (72 km/h) |
| Speed: | 39 knots (72 km/h) max |
| 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 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 |
Iranian frigate Alborz (in Persian البرز), 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 was originally called Zal, named after Zal, mythical warrior of ancient Iran (son of Sām and father of Rostam) and an important character in the Shahnameh. But after the Islamic Revolution it was renamed Alborz, after the Alborz mountain range.
On 1 June 1987 the Alborz stopped a large bulk carrier (the Vevey) and searched it for possible war material for Iraq. Although this was within Iran's skipper's right to do so under international law, this became known as the first search-and-seizure of the Iran-Iraq War.[2]
[edit] See also
- Iranian frigate Sabalan
- Iranian frigate Sahand
- Iranian frigate Alvand
- Current Iranian Navy vessels
- Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
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