Imperial Iranian Navy

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The Imperial Iranian Navy is the smallest branch of the Imperial Iranian Army, with about 40,000 personnel. It is organized into three fleets, two in the Persian Gulf (Bushehr and Bandar Abbas) and the other in the Caspian Sea. The bulk of the navy's fleet is stationed at the naval headquarters base at Bandar Abbas. Other major bases are located in Bushehr, Khoramshahr, Khark Island, Hengam Island, Bandar Shahpur, and Chah Bahar. Bandar Pahlavi is the major training facility and home of the small Caspian fleet, which is comprised of a small number of patrol boats and a minesweeper. The navy also has three marine battalions and an aviation element consisting of ASW, minesweeping, and transport aircraft. The United States and United Kingdom supply the vast majority of the navy's equipment, although a sizeable amount of the navy's equipment is domestically-produced.

Contents 1 Organization 1.1 Bandar Abbas Fleet 1.1.1 Ships 1.1.2 Aircraft 1.2 Bushehr Fleet 1.2.1 Ships 1.2.2 Aircraft 1.3 Caspian Sea Fleet 1.3.1 Ships 1.3.2 Aircraft

Organization

Bandar Abbas Fleet

Ships

• 3 Kouroush class destroyers
• 3 Alvand class frigates
• 4 Bayandor class frigates
• 6 Type 209 submarines
• 8 Kaman class guided missile boats
• 3 Parvin class patrol boats
• 2 Kangan class patrol boats
• 2 Bandar Abbas light replenishment vessels
• 1 landing ship (logistics)
• 1 landing ship (utility)
• 1 logistical support ship
• 3 minesweepers (2 coastal, 1 inshore)
• 4 Delvar class minelayers
• 6 SRN-6 hovercraft
• 2 Wellington BH-7 hovercraft

Aircraft

• 18 CH-53D Sea Stallion heavy-lift helicopters
• 11 Bell 205 light-lift utility helicopters
• 9 Bell 206 multipurpose utility helicopters
• 4 RH-53D Sea Stallion mine countermeasures helicopters
• 7 SH-3A Sea King anti-submarine warfare helicopters

Bushehr Fleet

Ships

• 1 Kouroush class destroyer
• 2 Moudge class frigates
• 1 Nahang 1 class submarine
• 3 Ghadir class submarines
• 4 Kaman class guided missile boats
• 2 Kaivan class patrol boats
• 2 Kangan class patrol boats
• 1 landing ship (logistics)
• 1 landing ship (utility)
• 1 logistical support ship
• 1 minesweeper (coastal)
• 3 Delvar class minelayers
• 2 SRN-6 hovercraft
• 4 Wellington BH-7 hovercraft

Aircraft

• 6 CH-53D Sea Stallion heavy-lift helicopters
• 5 Bell 205 light-lift utility helicopters
• 5 Bell 206 multipurpose utility helicopters
• 1 RH-53D Sea Stallion mine countermeasures helicopter
• 4 SH-3A Sea King anti-submarine warfare helicopters

Caspian Sea Fleet

Ships

• 3 Zafar class patrol boats
• 1 Paykan class missile boat
• 1 minesweeper (inshore)

Aircraft

• 2 CH-53D Sea Stallion heavy-lift helicopters
• 3 Bell 205 light-lift utility helicopters
• 1 Bell 206 multipurpose utility helicopter
• 1 RH-53D Sea Stallion mine countermeasures helicopter

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