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| First Iranian-built destroyer launched in Gulf |
| 2010-02-19 |
| Iranian state television said the first Iranian-built destroyer was launched on Friday in a ceremony attended by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "The first domestically made destroyer Jamaran was launched this morning and joined Iran's naval forces in the southern waters of the Persian Gulf," state television IRIB reported. It did not give the location of the launch. The report showed footage of the warship and said it was equipped with torpedoes and electronic radar. The ship is 94 meters long and more than 1,500 tonnes, it said. Much of Iran's naval equipment dates from before the 1979 Islamic revolution and is U.S.-made. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #19 And it might cost less than $1 billion. And it might be effective fighting pirates. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-19 19:58 |
| #18 It weighs less than the USS Constitution. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-02-19 19:38 |
| #17 little-known fact: Jamaran is Farsi for Stingray |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-19 19:32 |
| #16 Mind you, the Vospers they're based off are classified as "light patrol frigates" but realistically they are more like corvettes. |
| Posted by: Valentine 2010-02-19 19:14 |
| #15 No one at Reuters knows the difference between a destroyer and a frigate I guess. Thats because its a corvette :) Seriously its 1400 which is waaaaaay under the frigate class size of usually at least 2000 tons and its under 100 meters in length. Corvette it is. Oh and its based off the Vosper Mk 5 ones they already got in service: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-5/Fleet/alihaider-alvand.jpg |
| Posted by: Valentine 2010-02-19 19:13 |
| #14 No one at Reuters knows the difference between a destroyer and a frigate I guess. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2010-02-19 16:19 |
| #13 "Ok, ok, take it easy you guys. If anybody can get that boat going it's Tinker." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-19 16:00 |
| #12 We call them Coast Guard Cutters. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-02-19 15:56 |
| #11 If that row boat is still afloat next Monday our boys on the inside are not doing their job. Can we arrange for some "tragic accident" that sends this punt to the bottom of the Straits? |
| Posted by: Karl Rove 2010-02-19 15:15 |
| #10 Now let's be fair...it's only about 1400 tons displacement smaller than a WWII Fletcher.... (starts laughing) |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2010-02-19 14:16 |
| #9 Harpoon... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2010-02-19 12:55 |
| #8 So it doesn't have a helicopter deck but it has an aft swimming pool. Nice. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-02-19 12:51 |
| #7 Q. Where will it go, and what will it do? A. Not far, and not much. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-02-19 11:54 |
| #6 Damn! It's even smaller then we thought! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-02-19 11:42 |
| #5 It would make a good life boat. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-02-19 11:29 |
| #4 1500 tonnes? That's not a destroyer. Maybe a destroyer-escort, or a frigate, or perhaps a corvette. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-02-19 10:47 |
| #3 Well, you do have to admit that it beats the older audio kind. |
| Posted by: Kelly 2010-02-19 10:39 |
| #2 ...it was equipped with torpedoes and electronic radar. Sounds like it was built to interdict the oil shipping lanes. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-02-19 10:39 |
| #1 Wow, "electronic radar". We're doomed... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-02-19 10:28 |