Iranian Frigate Jamaran

Moudge-class frigate Jamaran
History
Iran
Name:	Jamaran
Namesake:	Jamaran, Tehran
Builder:	Marine Industries Organization
Laid down:	2006
Launched:	2007
Completed:	2010
Acquired:	1997
Commissioned:	19 February 2010
Homeport:	Bandar-Abbas
Identification:	76
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Moudge-class frigate
Displacement:	1,500 tonnes
Length:	95 m (311 ft 8 in)
Beam:	11.1 m (36 ft 5 in) estimated
Draught:	3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) estimated
Propulsion:	2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) diesel engines 4 diesel generators; 4 x 740 hp (550 kW)
Speed:	30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement:	140
Sensors and processing systems:	Phased array Asr radar as the main radar installed in 2014
Armament:	missiles, torpedoes, modern naval cannons 1 × 76 mm DP rapid fire auto-cannon 1 × Fath 40 mm AA cannon; Bofors copy 4 × SSMs C-802 / Noor 2 × crew served 20 mm cannons Oerlikon 2 × triple 324 mm light torpedoes 4 × Fajr SAMs
Aircraft carried:	1 x Bell 212 ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities:	helipad
Notes:	Jamaran is equipped with modern radars and electronic warfare capabilities

Jamaran is lead ship of the Iranian Moudge-class frigates launched in early 2010 in Bandar-e-Abbas, Iran. Iran said that the design and building of Jamaran was among the greatest achievements of the Iranian Navy and the ship's launch marks a major technological leap for Iran's naval industries. More ships in its class are under construction to be added to the Iranian fleets in the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. The ship is designed for a crew of 140.Jamaran combines anti-submarine assets with other systems of weapons capable of dealing with surface and air threats as well.

The primary weapon deployed by Moudge-class vessels is the Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, which acts in concert with shipboard sensors to seek out and destroy submarines at long range. The Moudge class also carries a close-in anti-submarine torpedo system, a 324 mm (13 in) light torpedo with a 30 kilometres (19 mi) range, mounted in triple torpedo launchers on either side of the stern. To deal with surface forces, the vessel is equipped with four Noor / C-802 surface-to-surface anti-ship cruise missiles, mounted in box launchers on the roof of the upper deck level between the radar and the main mast pointing towards either sides. The single shot hit probability of the Noor, with a range of 170 km, is estimated to be as high as 98%. For anti-aircraft self-defense the Moudge class has four medium range Fajr surface-to-air missiles (reversed engineered from the RIM-66/SM-1 standard missile) with 74 km (46 mi) range, and 24.4 km (15.2 mi) flight ceiling, mounted in box launchers at the deck above the main deck level in front of the helicopter landing pad. The Moudge class also carries two 20 mm manned Oerlikon cannons and a 40 mm Fateh-40 autocannon (reverse engineered from Bofors L/70) with 12.5 km (7.8 mi) aerial range, to provide a shipboard point-defense against incoming anti-ship missiles and aircraft. The main gun on the forecastle is a 76 mm (3 in) Fajr-27 gun. The gun is capable of firing at a rate of 85 rounds per minute at a range of more than 17 kilometers towards surface targets and 12 km (7.5 mi) towards aerial targets. The Fajr-27 is a multi-purpose weapon, capable of dealing with surface, air, and onshore targets. Jamaran has room on the roof of the upper deck level for installing two 0.50 calibre machine guns in the future.