IRIS Alborz (72)
Alborz (Persian: البرز), a British-made Vosper Mark V class frigate (also known as the Alvand class in Iran), was commissioned in 1971 as part of a four-ship order.
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| Name: | Alborz |
| Namesake: | Zaal |
| Ordered: | 1960 |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow |
| Yard number: | 1080[1] |
| Laid down: | 3 March 1968[1] |
| Launched: | 4 March 1969[1] |
| Commissioned: | 1 March 1971[1] |
| Renamed: | Alborz, 1985[1] |
| Identification: | F-72 |
| 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) |
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| Speed: | 39 knots (72 km/h) max |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 125-146 |
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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]
Notes
- "Zaal (6132432)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1977), "Naval Intelligence", Warship International, International Naval Research Organization, 14 (4): 284, JSTOR 44890143
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- [https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3861949.html
- https://www.janes.com/article/93577/iranian-navy-upgrades-alborz-frigate-with-new-combat-systems]