IRIS Damavand (77)

Damavand (Persian: ناوشکن دماوند), also known as Jamaran-2 (جماران ۲) and Velayat (ولایت), was the second ship of the Iranian Moudge class of frigates and the flagship of the northern fleet. The class appeared to be a development of the Alvand class. It was named Damavand after inauguration in the Caspian Sea. She sank on 28 January 2018, after hitting the breakwater at Bandar-e Anzali on 10 January.

For other ships with the same name, see Iranian ship Damavand.

History
Iran
NameDamavand
NamesakeMount Damavand
Ordered2006
BuilderShahid Tamjidi Marine Industries, Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
Laid down28 November 2007
Launched17 March 2013
Sponsored byMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Commissioned9 March 2015
Identification
Nickname(s)Jamaran-2, Velayat
StatusUnder repair
General characteristics
Class and typeMoudge-class frigate
Displacement1,500 tons
Length94.5 m (310 ft 0 in)
Beam11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draught3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Propulsion2 engine, 2 × 7,500 kW (10,000 hp), 4 diesel generators, 4 × 550 kW (740 hp)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement120-140
Sensors and
processing systems		Asr 3D PESA long-range radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		2 × 8 chaff launcher
Armament
  • Naval guns
    • 1 × 76 mm Fajr-27 naval gun
    • 1 × 40 mm Fath-40 AAA or 1 × 30 mm Kamand CIWS
    • 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
    • 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns
  • Surface to air missiles
    • 4 × Mehrab SAM, a naval version of the Sayyad-2
  • Surface to Surface missile
    • 4 × Noor or Qader anti-ship missiles
  • Anti-submarine warfare
    • 2 × triple 324 mm torpedoes
Aircraft carried1 × Bell 212 ASW
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing pad
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