IRIN Jamaran (76)

Guided Missile Frigate / Destroyer Escort [ 2010 ]

In February of 2010, the IRIN Jamaran became the first indigenously-produced frigate for the nation of Iran.

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Little is known in the West of the lead ship in the Jamaran-class of guided missile frigates serving the Iranian Navy (formally the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy). The frigate was laid down sometime in 2006 and officially launched under state-media coverage on February 19th, 2010. She makes her home port strategically out of Bandar-Abbas at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Recently, it was announced on Iranian television that the Iranian Navy would be conducting voyages in Atlantic waters - as close to the United States as Iranian vessels have ever been in recent times.

The Jamaran is said to be completed with the latest in available tracking, targeting and communications equipment as well as onboard provisions for electronic warfare. The arrival of the Jamaran is of note for it represents the first indigenously designed and produced Iranian destroyer/frigate vessel and is viewed within Iran as one of the country's greatest technological achievements. Its exact capabilities in-the-field remain unproven, however, and most of the technology is more than likely based on Russian or Chinese design. At any rate, the arrival of the IRIN Jamaran is a benefit to the presence of the Iranian Navy in the Middle East - advancing the force's capabilities to an extent.

A few specifications have been made public to date (or expertly estimated) and include a top operating speed of 30 knots in ideal conditions, a crew complement numbering between 120 and 140 officer and enlisted personnel and a hull length of some 308 feet. Displacement is said to range in the area of 1,400 tons. The Jamaran does sport a helipad which endorses the idea that the vessel will support incoming and outgoing rotary-wing aircraft - suspected to be a navalized American Bell 212 series helicopter optimized for the anti-ship role.

Armament-wise, the Jamaran is reportedly up-to-date with the lastest in navalized cannon firepower, guided surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles as well as torpedoes. She sports a 76mm dual-purpose deck gun as well as 40mm Fath and 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons for close-in work. There are launchers for C-802 series surface-to-surface missiles to contend with enemy vessels as Fajr surface-to-air missile launchers to counter aerial threats. To round out the armament suite are 2 x 324mm triple-mounted torpedo launch tubes.

While categorized in the Iranian Navy as a "destroyer", the Jamaran is viewed technically in the West as a "frigate" type vessel based on her displacement.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

Service Year

2010

Origin

Iran

Status

COMMISSIONED
In Active Service.

Complement

130
PERSONNEL

Class

Moudge-class

Number-in-Class

7
VESSELS

Ships-in-Class

Sahand (74); Jamaran (76); Damavand (77); Dena (); Unnamed (); Sahand (74); Unnamed (); Unnamed ()

Iran

(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)

✓ Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.

✓ Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.

✓ Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.

✓ Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.

✓ Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.

Length

308.0 ft
93.88 m

Beam

36.4 ft
11.09 m

Draught

10.7 ft
3.26 m

Displacement

1,500
tons

Installed Power: 4 x Diesel generators with 2 x Diesel turbine engines developing 10,000 horsepower (each) while driving 2 x Shafts.

Surface Speed

30.0 kts
(34.5 mph)

1 x 76mm "Fajr-27" Dual-Purpose (DP) deck gun.

4 x "Noor" OR "Qader" Anti-Ship (AS) missiles.

4 x "Mehrab" Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs).

1 x 40mm "Fath" Anti-Aircraft (AA) cannon.

2 x 20mm Oerlikon AA cannons.

2 x 324mm triple-tube torpedo launchers.

2 x 12.7mm Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs).

Supported Types

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Graphical image of an aircraft anti-ship missile

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1 x Bell 214 medium-lift anti-ship helicopter (or similar).

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