IRIS Sahand (2012)
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For other ships with the same name, see Iranian frigate Sahand.
Sahand (Persian: سهند) is a Moudge-class frigate in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, named in memory of the sunk frigate bearing the same name of the Sahand volcano.
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The IRIS Sahand in 2018 | |
History | |
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Iran | |
Name | Sahand |
Namesake | Sahand |
Builder | NEDAJA Factories, Bandar Abbas |
Launched | 18 September 2012[1] |
Commissioned | 1 December 2018 |
Homeport | Bandar-Abbas |
Identification |
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Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Moudge-class frigate |
Displacement | 2,000-2,500 tons |
Length | 95 m (311 ft 8 in) |
Installed power | 4 × diesel engines |
Speed | Max 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 140 |
Sensors and processing systems | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar |
Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × 8 chaff launcher |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 212 ASW helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing pad |
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