Iranian Frigate Sahand

	Ship Caption	A starboard bow view of the Iranian destroyer escort ITS Faramarz (DE 74), redesignated as IS Sahand (F 74)
	Ship Country	(Iran)
	Ship Class	Alvand (SAAM) Class Frigate </br>Vosper Mk 5
	Ship Ordered	1960
	Ship Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
	Ship Laid Down	1969
	Ship Launched	1969
	Ship Fate	sunk April 18 , 1988 in Operation Praying Mantis
	Ship Homeport	Bandar-Abbas
	Ship Displacement	1,100&nbsptons (1,540&nbsptons full load)
	Ship Length	945 m (310 feet)
	Ship Beam	1107 m (36 feet)
	Ship Draught	325 m (105 feet)
	Ship Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 Paxman Ventura cruising diesels, 3,800&nbspbhp, 17&nbspknots</br>2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM-3A boost gas turbines, 46,000&nbspshp, 39&nbspknots
	Ship Speed	39&nbspknots max
	Ship Range	5,000 nm at 15 knots
	Ship Complement	125-146
	Ship Armament	4 x C-802 anti-ship missiles</br>1 × 45 Inch (114 Mm) Mark 8 Gun </br>1 x twin 20&nbspmm AAA, 2 x single 20&nbspmm AAA</br>2 × 81&nbspmm mortars, 2 × 050cal machine guns, 1 x Limbo ASW mortar, 2 x triple 1275&nbspin torpedo tubes

	CATEGORIES ABOUT IRANIAN FRIGATE SAHAND

	alvand class frigates

	sahand

	frigates of iran

	sabalan

	frigates of the islamic republic of iran navy

	iranian navy

	naval ships of iran

	shipwrecks in the persian gulf

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