IRIS Nooh (902)
IRIS Nooh (also spelt Nuh[2] or Nouh; Persian: زیردریایی نوح, lit. 'Noah') is the second Kilo-class attack submarine of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, serving in the Southern Fleet.
Nooh pictured by American forces en route to Iran | |
History | |
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Iran | |
Name: | Nooh |
Namesake: | Noah |
Operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
Ordered: | 1988 |
Builder: | Admiralty Shipyard |
Cost: | $375 million |
Laid down: | 1989 |
Launched: | 1992 |
Commissioned: | 6 June 1993 |
Refit: | 2017 |
Homeport: | Bandar Abbas[1] |
Identification: | 902[1] |
Status: | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Kilo-class submarine |
Displacement: | |
Length: | 72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)[1] |
Beam: | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[1] |
Draft: | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)[1] |
Installed power: | Diesel-electric[1] |
Propulsion: | |
Speed: | |
Range: | |
Test depth: | Normally 240 m (790 ft)[1] |
Complement: | 53 (12 officers)[1] |
Armament: |
Construction and commissioning
The contract to build Nooh and Taregh was signed in 1988.[1] It was reportedly worth $750 million for two submarines, with an option for the third.[3] Her keel was laid down at Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg in 1989.[1] She was launched in 1992 and was commissioned on 6 June 1993.[1]
Service history
According to Jane's, there is no proof that the submarine has ever returned to Russia for a refit.[1] As of September 2017, Nooh was under some major repairs by Iranian personnel in the naval factories.[5]
See also
References
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- Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005, p. 342
- Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010, p. 369
- Singh, Abhijit (2010), "Dark Chill in the Persian Gulf – Iran's Conventional and Unconventional Naval Forces", Maritime Affairs, National Maritime Foundation, 6 (2): 108–113, doi:10.1080/09733159.2010.559788, ISSN 1946-6609
- Faruqi, Anwar (23 November 1992), "Iranian Navy Commissions Russian-Built Sub, First In Gulf", Associated Press, retrieved 15 June 2020
- "Iran", United States Naval Institute Proceedings, United States Naval Institute, 123: 91, 1997
- "Navy comdr. visits projects under construction in South", Mehr News Agency, 3 September 2017, retrieved 15 June 2020
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004–2005), Jane's Fighting Ships, Jane's Information Group, ISBN 978-0710626233
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009–2010), Jane's Fighting Ships, Jane's Information Group, ISBN 978-0710628886
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