IRIS Sahand (2012)

For other ships with the same name, see IRIS Sahand.

IRIS Sahand in 2019
History
Iran
NameSahand
NamesakeSahand
BuilderNEDAJA Factories, Bandar Abbas
Launched18 September 2012
Commissioned1 December 2018
In service2018-2024; 2025-2026
Home portBandar-Abbas
Identification
FateSunk during the 2026 Iran conflict
General characteristics
Class & typeMoudge-class frigate
Displacement1,200–1,500 tons
Length95 m (311 ft 8 in)
Installed power4 × diesel engines
SpeedMax 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement140
Sensors &
processing systems		Asr 3D PESA long-range radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		2 × 8 chaff launcher
Armament
  • Naval guns
  • Surface to air missiles
  • Surface to Surface missile
    • 8 × Qader anti-ship cruise missiles
    • 2 x Nasir ant-ship cruise missile
  • Anti-submarine warfare
    • 2 × triple 324 mm torpedoes
Aircraft carried1 × Bell 212 ASW helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing pad

IRIS Sahand (Persian: سهند) was a Moudge-class frigate in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, named in memory of the sunk frigate bearing the same name of the Sahand volcano. She was destroyed by United States forces during the 2026 Iran conflict.

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