Engineering:IRIS Nooh (902)
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 Nooh pictured by American forces en route to Iran
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| 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] |
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| Speed: | |
| Range: | |
| Test depth: | Normally 240 m (790 ft)[1] |
| Complement: | 53 (12 officers)[1] |
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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.
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]
The submarine is named after Noah.[4]
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
- List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26
- 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, https://apnews.com/23dd159a84834b45e564f8cb13666fb6, 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, https://en.mehrnews.com/news/127481/Navy-comdr-visits-projects-under-construction-in-South, 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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