Tabarzin was hijacked on her maiden voyage from Cherbourg to Iran, when on 13 August 1981, approximately 15 commandos under guise of tourists aboard the rented tugboat Salazon raided the ship on territorial waters of Spain.[3][4] The group Azadegan Organization claimed responsibility for the takeover, stating that they have seized the ship "without a shot" and will use it as a "fighting unit" against the Iranian government.[3] Following the event, the Iranian foreign ministry started diplomatic efforts to return the ship and released a statement, accusing the United States government of being responsible for the attack:
It is clear that the CIA has had a hand in the operation. The head of the pirates was a freedom fighter by the name of Habibollahi in whose escape from Iran the Secretary of State in Carter's administration, Cyrus Vance, was personally involved...[5]
On 18 August 1981, she harbored at port of Casablanca, Morocco for a refuel and garnering food and water, after they "forced harbor authorities", according to The Christian Science Monitor report.[6] The next day, the hijackers handed over Tabarzin to the French in Toulon, in exchange for permission to stay in France for a group's leader and 25 of his followers.[7]
Refit
On 1 December 2013, Tabarzin was put into service again after an overhaul that took 30 months.[8] Iranian media reported that in February 2019, she took part in the naval wargame Velayat 97, firing two Qader and Qadir cruise missiles at the targets.[9]
^ abCody, Edward (15 August 1981), "Exiles Seize Iranian Gunboat at Sea", The Washington Post
^"Anti-Khomeini Iranian gunmen hijacked an Iranian navy tropedo boat", United Press International, 14 August 1981
^Edlund, Björn (15 August 1981), "Iran today accused the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of helping to hijack an Iranian torpedo boat", United Press International
^Germani, Clara, ed. (18 August 1981), "Hijackers of Iranian boat call for fuel in Casablanca", The Christian Science Monitor
^"Iran Plan New Military Acts", The New York Times, 22 August 1981
^"Iran deploys warships after overhaul", The Associated Press, 1 December 2013
^"Iran fires anti-ship cruise missile from submarine", Tehran Times, 24 February 2019, retrieved 5 August 2020
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iris, tabarzin, p232, iris, tabarzin, persian, تبرزین, battleaxe, kaman, class, fast, attack, craft, serving, southern, fleet, islamic, republic, iran, navy, iris, tabrzin, p323, 2019historyirannametabarzinnamesaketabarzinoperatorislamic, republic, iran, navyo. IRIS Tabarzin Persian تبرزین lit Battleaxe is a Kaman class fast attack craft serving in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy IRIS Tabrzin P323 in 2019HistoryIranNameTabarzinNamesakeTabarzinOperatorIslamic Republic of Iran NavyOrdered14 October 1974BuilderConstructions de Mecaniques CherbourgLaid down24 June 1977Launched15 September 1978Commissioned1 August 1981Refit2011 2013StatusIn serviceGeneral characteristics as built Class and typeKaman class fast attack craftDisplacement249 tons standard 275 tons full loadLength47 m 154 ft 2 in Beam7 1 m 23 ft 4 in Draft1 9 m 6 ft 3 in Installed power4 MTU 16V538 TB91 diesels 14 400 brake horsepower 10 7 MW Propulsion4 shaftsSpeed36 knots 67 km h Range2 000 miles 3 200 km at 15 knots 28 km h 700 miles 1 100 km at 33 7 knots 62 4 km h Complement30Armament4 Harpoon single cell 1 76mm 65 single compact 1 40mm 70 Bofors gunNotesAs reported by Jane s 1979 1 General characteristics reported after refit Sensors and processing systemsSurface search fire control Signaal WM28 I J band Navigarion Recal Decca 1226 I band IFF UPZ 27N APX 72 Electronic warfare amp decoysESM Thomson CSF TMV 433 Dalia radar intercept ECM Thomson CSF Alligator jammerArmamentPreemptively 2 or 4 AShM launchers with Noor or Qader 1 or 2 twin Preemptively 40mm gun replaced by a 20mm or a 23mm gun 1 OTO Melara 3 in 76mm 62 compact 2 12 7mm machine gunsNotesAs reported by Jane s 2015 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Hijack 1 2 Refit 2 See also 3 ReferencesHistory EditHijack Edit Tabarzin was hijacked on her maiden voyage from Cherbourg to Iran when on 13 August 1981 approximately 15 commandos under guise of tourists aboard the rented tugboat Salazon raided the ship on territorial waters of Spain 3 4 The group Azadegan Organization claimed responsibility for the takeover stating that they have seized the ship without a shot and will use it as a fighting unit against the Iranian government 3 Following the event the Iranian foreign ministry started diplomatic efforts to return the ship and released a statement accusing the United States government of being responsible for the attack It is clear that the CIA has had a hand in the operation The head of the pirates was a freedom fighter by the name of Habibollahi in whose escape from Iran the Secretary of State in Carter s administration Cyrus Vance was personally involved 5 On 18 August 1981 she harbored at port of Casablanca Morocco for a refuel and garnering food and water after they forced harbor authorities according to The Christian Science Monitor report 6 The next day the hijackers handed over Tabarzin to the French in Toulon in exchange for permission to stay in France for a group s leader and 25 of his followers 7 Refit Edit On 1 December 2013 Tabarzin was put into service again after an overhaul that took 30 months 8 Iranian media reported that in February 2019 she took part in the naval wargame Velayat 97 firing two Qader and Qadir cruise missiles at the targets 9 See also Edit Iran portal Military portalList of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy List of military equipment manufactured in IranReferences Edit Moore John ed 1979 Jane s Fighting Ships 1979 80 London Jane s Yearbooks p 256 ISBN 0 354 00587 1 Saunders Stephen Philpott Tom eds 2015 Iran IHS Jane s Fighting Ships 2015 2016 Jane s Fighting Ships 116th Revised ed Coulsdon IHS Jane s p 388 ISBN 9780710631435 OCLC 919022075 a b Cody Edward 15 August 1981 Exiles Seize Iranian Gunboat at Sea The Washington Post Anti Khomeini Iranian gunmen hijacked an Iranian navy tropedo boat United Press International 14 August 1981 Edlund Bjorn 15 August 1981 Iran today accused the U S Central Intelligence Agency of helping to hijack an Iranian torpedo boat United Press International Germani Clara ed 18 August 1981 Hijackers of Iranian boat call for fuel in Casablanca The Christian Science Monitor Iran Plan New Military Acts The New York Times 22 August 1981 Iran deploys warships after overhaul The Associated Press 1 December 2013 Iran fires anti ship cruise missile from submarine Tehran Times 24 February 2019 retrieved 5 August 2020 This article about a specific naval ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a specific naval ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title IRIS Tabarzin P232 amp oldid 1139128561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
