Iran recently lifted its frigate IRIS Sahand from the bottom of the sea, nearly two weeks after it capsized and sank.
The ship sank completely in its home port of Bandar Abbas on July 7, 2024, after attempts to stabilize it were unsuccessful due to the breaking of the securing rope. The IRIS Sahand is one of Iran’s more recent indigenous frigates, modeled after the British-designed Vosper Mark 5.
However, its name, Sahand, carries a historical legacy for Iran. It echos an earlier frigate of the same name, which met a dramatic end at the hands of the US Navy in 1988. READ MORE...
The earlier IRIS Sahand, originally Faramarz (F-74), was deployed during the turbulent 1980s, known as the Tanker War, in the Persian Gulf.
