Alborz was laid down on 3 March 1968, launched on 4 March 1969, and commissioned on 1 March 1971.[1]
She completed her refit on 15 May 1977 at Portsmouth, England.[5]
On 1 June 1987 Alborz stopped a Cypriot large bulk carrier Vevey, and searched it for possible war material for Iraq.[6] 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.[7]
In 1988, during Operation Praying Mantis, an attack by the United States Armed Forces within Iranian territorial waters in retaliation for the Iranian naval mining of international waters in the Persian Gulf during the Iran–Iraq War and the subsequent damage to an American guided missile frigate, it saw little use as the Iranian Navy proved no match for the U.S. Navy.[8]
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Alborz (2009)
In January 2010 the ship was sent to the Gulf of Aden, to protect Iranian maritime interests.[9]
In April 2015, Alborz was deployed along with the supply vessel Bushehr (together, the Iranian Navy's 34th Fleet) to deliver arms shipments from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen, challenging a Saudi Arabian-Emirati blockade of Yemini ports from the delivery of such shipments.[10][11] The US responded by sending the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to the Gulf of Aden, challenging the Iranian ships, which responded in turn by turning around and heading back to Iran.[11]
Judging by 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.[12][13]
^ ab"Iranian warship Alborz enters Red Sea amid tensions: State media". Al Arabiya English. 1 January 2024.
^Farda, RFE/RL's Radio (1 January 2024). "Iran Deploys Destroyer To Tense Red Sea". Radio Free Europe.
^"Iran warns against proposed U.S.-backed Red Sea force - ISNA," Reuters.
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Alborz Persian البرز is an Alvand class frigate Vosper Mark V of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy It was supplied to pre revolutionary Iran s Imperial Iranian Navy by Great Britain dates back to the time of the Shah of Iran and was launched in 1969 Alborz in 2019HistoryIranNameZaalNamesakeZaalOrdered1960BuilderVickers BarrowYard number1080 1 Laid down3 March 1968 1 Launched4 March 1969 1 55 years ago Sponsored byAbbas AramCommissioned1 March 1971 1 RenamedAlborz 1985 1 NamesakeAlborz mountain rangeHomeportBandar AbbasIdentificationPennant number 72 Code letters EQABStatusin active serviceGeneral characteristicsClass and typeAlvand class frigateDisplacement1 100 tons 1 540 tons full load Length94 5 m 310 ft 0 in Beam11 07 m 36 ft 4 in Draught3 25 m 10 ft 8 in Propulsion2 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 Speed39 knots 72 km h maxRange5 000 nmi 9 000 km at 15 knots 28 km h Complement125 146Armament8 Noor anti ship missiles 1 4 5 inch 114 mm Mark 8 gun 1 30 mm Kamand CIWS 1 x dual 35mm Oerlikon GDF 2 x single 20 mm AAA 2 81 mm mortars 2 0 50 cal 12 7 mm machine guns 2 triple 12 75 in torpedo tubes Contents 1 History 1 1 1968 1999 1 2 2000 present 2 See also 3 NotesHistory edit1968 1999 edit Alborz is an Alvand class frigate based on the Vosper Mark 5 design of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy 2 It was supplied to pre revolutionary Iran s Imperial Iranian Navy by the United Kingdom during the time of the Shah of Iran 3 4 The ship was originally called Zaal named after Zaal a mythical warrior of ancient Iran and an important character in Ferdowsi s epic poem Shahnameh After the 1979 Islamic Revolution it was renamed Alborz after the Iranian Alborz mountain range Alborz was laid down on 3 March 1968 launched on 4 March 1969 and commissioned on 1 March 1971 1 She completed her refit on 15 May 1977 at Portsmouth England 5 On 1 June 1987 Alborz stopped a Cypriot large bulk carrier Vevey and searched it for possible war material for Iraq 6 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 7 In 1988 during Operation Praying Mantis an attack by the United States Armed Forces within Iranian territorial waters in retaliation for the Iranian naval mining of international waters in the Persian Gulf during the Iran Iraq War and the subsequent damage to an American guided missile frigate it saw little use as the Iranian Navy proved no match for the U S Navy 8 2000 present edit nbsp Alborz 2009 In January 2010 the ship was sent to the Gulf of Aden to protect Iranian maritime interests 9 In April 2015 Alborz was deployed along with the supply vessel Bushehr together the Iranian Navy s 34th Fleet to deliver arms shipments from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen challenging a Saudi Arabian Emirati blockade of Yemini ports from the delivery of such shipments 10 11 The US responded by sending the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to the Gulf of Aden challenging the Iranian ships which responded in turn by turning around and heading back to Iran 11 Judging by 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 12 13 On 1 January 2024 Alborz at this point 51 years old deployed to the Red Sea after passing through the Bab el Mandeb strait 14 15 This happened against a backdrop of Yemen s Iran backed Houthis targeting vessels in the Red Sea for weeks and a day after US Navy helicopters sank three Houthi operated boats that had attacked a container ship in the Red Sea 14 Iran Defence Minister Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani said nobody can make a move in a region where we have predominance 16 See also edit nbsp Iran portalList of Imperial Iranian Navy vessels in 1979 List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran NavyNotes edit a b c d e f Zaal 6132432 Miramar Ship Index Retrieved 9 December 2009 Anthony H Cordesman Lin Aaron 2015 The Iranian Sea Air Missile Threat to Gulf Shipping Center for Strategic amp International Studies Sisk Richard 31 October 2017 Two Iranian Warships Now Escorting Iranian Cargo Ships Off Yemen Military com Anthony H Cordesman 2005 Iran s Developing Military Capabilities Center for Strategic amp International Studies Silverstone Paul H 1977 Naval Intelligence Warship International 14 4 International Naval Research Organization 284 285 JSTOR 44890143 Lee Allen Zatarain 2010 America s First Clash with Iran The Tanker War 1987 88 Casemate Publishers Vincennes Archived from the original on 9 December 2006 Retrieved 16 June 2007 Jonathan Marcus 10 January 2012 Is a US Iran maritime clash inevitable BBC News Retrieved 11 November 2014 World Navies in Review Proceedings March 2010 Vol 136 3 1 285 Two Iranian warships reach Gulf of Aden aa com tr 21 April 2015 a b Nader Uskowi 2018 Temperature Rising Iran s Revolutionary Guards and Wars in the Middle East Modernizaciya iranskogo fregata Alborz 5 December 2019 Janes Latest defence and security news a b Iranian warship Alborz enters Red Sea amid tensions State media Al Arabiya English 1 January 2024 Farda RFE RL s Radio 1 January 2024 Iran Deploys Destroyer To Tense Red Sea Radio Free Europe Iran warns against proposed U S backed Red Sea force ISNA Reuters nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IRIS 72 Alborz ship 1971 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title IRIS Alborz 72 amp oldid 1202348015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
