Imperial Iranian Navy
From Daily Escape
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 helicopters. The United States and United Kingdom supply the vast majority of the navy's equipment, although a sizeable number of it is domestically-produced.
Ships
- 4 Kouroush class destroyers
- 3 Alvand class frigates
- 4 Bayandor class frigates
- 2 Moudge class frigates
- 1 Nahang 1 submarine
- 3 Ghadir submarines
- 6 Type 209 submarines
- 12 Kaman class guided missile boats (coastal)
- 1 Paykan missile boat (inshore)
- 3 Parvin class patrol boats (coastal)
- 2 Kaivan class patrol boats (coastal)
- 4 Kangan class patrol boats (coastal)
- 3 Zafar class patrol boats (inshore)
- 2 Bandar Abbas light replenishment vessels
- 7 Delvar class minelayers
- 5 minesweepers (3 coastal, 2 inshore)
- 2 landing ships, logistics
- 2 landing ships, utility
- 2 logistical support ships
- 8 SRN-6 hovercraft
- 6 Wellington BH-7 hovercraft
Aircraft
- Aero Commander utility transport
- Bell 205 lift-lift utility helicopter
- Bell 206 multipurpose utility helicopter
- Fokker F27 Friendship tactical transport
- SH-3 Sea King ASW/medium-lift transport/utility helicopter
- CH-53 Sea Stallion minesweeper/heavy-lift helicopter
