IRIS Alborz (72)

Alborz (Persian: البرز‎) is an Alvand-class frigate of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.

Alborz
History
Iran
Name: Alborz
Namesake: Zaal
Ordered: 1960
Builder: Vickers, Barrow
Yard number: 1080[1]
Laid down: 3 March 1968[1]
Launched: 4 March 1969[1]
Sponsored by: Abbas Aram
Commissioned: 1 March 1971[1]
Renamed: Alborz, 1985[1]
Identification:
Namesake: Alborz mountain range
Homeport: Bandar-Abbas
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Alvand-class frigate
Displacement: 1,100 tons (1,540 tons full load)
Length: 94.5 m (310 ft 0 in)
Beam: 11.07 m (36 ft 4 in)
Draught: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 shafts, 2 Paxman Ventura cruising diesels, 3,800 bhp (2,800 kW)
  • 2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM2 boost gas turbines, 46,000 shp (34,000 kW)
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 × C-802 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 gun
  • 1 × twin 35 mm AAA, 2 x single 20 mm AAA
  • 2 × 81 mm mortars
  • 2 × 0.50cal machine guns
  • 1 × Limbo ASW mortar
  • 2 × triple 12.75 in torpedo tubes

The ship was originally called Zaal, named after Zaal, a mythical warrior of ancient Iran (son of Sām and father of Rostam) and an important character in the Shahnameh. After the Islamic Revolution it was renamed Alborz, after the Alborz mountain range.

History

She completed her refit on 15 May 1977 at Portsmouth.[2]

On 1 June 1987 Alborz stopped a large bulk carrier (Vevey) and searched it for possible war material for Iraq. Although this was within the Iranian captain's right to do so under international law, this became known as the first search-and-seizure of the Iran–Iraq War.[3]

In January 2010 the ship was sent to the Gulf of Aden, to help protect ships from Somali Piracy.[4]

In April 2015, Alborz was deployed along with the supply vessel Bushehr to Yemen.

Judging by recent photographs, it underwent another modernization during which the Iranian six-barrel 30 mm (1.2 in) Kamand anti-aircraft artillery system was installed on it with an opto-electronic system for detecting and tracking targets.[5][6]

See also

Notes
  1. "Zaal (6132432)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  2. Silverstone, Paul H. (1977), "Naval Intelligence", Warship International, International Naval Research Organization, 14 (4): 284, JSTOR 44890143
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. [https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3861949.html
  6. https://www.janes.com/article/93577/iranian-navy-upgrades-alborz-frigate-with-new-combat-systems]
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