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Short description: Iranian submarine
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Younes in July 2011
History
Iran
Name: Younes
Namesake: Jonah
Operator: Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Builder: Admiralty Shipyard
Laid down: 1990
Launched: 12 July 1994
Commissioned: 25 November 1996
Homeport: Bandar Abbas[1]
Identification: 903[1]
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Kilo-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 2,356 tons surfaced,[1]
  • 3,076 tons submerged[1]
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:
  • 2 × 3,650 horsepower (2.72 MW) Generators[1]
  • 1 × 5,500 horsepower (4.1 MW) Propulsion motor[1]
  • 1 × 130 horsepower (97 kW) Economic speed motor[1]
  • 2 × 204 horsepower (152 kW) Auxiliary propulsion motor[1]
  • 1 × Shaft[1]
  • 2 × Diesels[1]
Speed:
  • Surfaced; 10 knots (19 km/h)[1]
  • Snorkel mode; 9 knots (17 km/h)[1]
  • Submerged; 17 knots (31 km/h)[1]
Range:
  • Snorkel mode; 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h)[1]
  • Submerged; 400 mi (640 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h)[1]
Test depth: Normally 240 m (790 ft)[1]
Complement: 53 (12 officers)[1]
Armament:

IRIS Younes or Yunes[2] (Persian: زیردریایی یونس‎) is the third Kilo-class attack submarine of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy serving in the Southern Fleet. The submarine is part of the 28th Flotilla.[3]

Construction and commissioning

Iran and Russia signed a contract for submarines in 1988.[1] It was reportedly worth $750 million for two submarines (Taregh and Nooh), with an option for the third (Younes).[4]

Her keel was laid down at Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg in 1990.[1] She was launched in 1993 and was commissioned on 25 November 1996.[1] Jane's Defence Weekly reported on 8 October 1994 that Iran was considering cancellation of Younes, due what was later revealed to be continued problems with batteries of the first two received submarines of the same class.[5]

The submarine is named after Jonah.[6]

Service history

According to Jane's, Younes did not appear in Indian Naval Review in February 2001, probably because of a mechanical problem.[1]

In July 2011, Younes returned from its first mission in high seas, ending a 66-day deployment since April in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.[7] An Iranian naval official said the submarine tested upgraded systems during the mission, identifying and intercepting surface vessels and subsurface float of different countries within area.[7] It also accompanied 14th Flotilla fighting Piracy off the coast of Somalia in July.[8]

On 20 November 2013, Younes left home on a mission to East Asia.[3] Welcomed by local officials, it docked at Mumbai , India on 5 December.[9] The submarine arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 22 December[10] and was visited by Admiral Jayanath Colombage before it left the port.[11]

See also

  • List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

References

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  2. 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 
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 "Iran sends heavy submarine to East Asian waters", Iranian Students' News Agency, 20 November 2013, https://en.isna.ir/news/92082918008/Iran-sends-heavy-submarine-to-East-Asian-waters, retrieved 15 June 2020 
  4. Faruqi, Anwar (23 November 1992), "Iranian Navy Commissions Russian-Built Sub, First In Gulf", Associated Press, https://apnews.com/23dd159a84834b45e564f8cb13666fb6, retrieved 15 June 2020 
  5. "Iran Report", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2 (1), 4 January 1999, https://www.rferl.org/a/1342909.html 
  6. "Iran", United States Naval Institute Proceedings (United States Naval Institute) 123: 91, 1997 
  7. Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 "Iranian submarine returns home after mission in int'l waters", Trend News Agency, 5 July 2011, https://en.trend.az/iran/1900853.html, retrieved 15 June 2020 
  8. "Iran's submarine's 'international mission'", United Press International, 5 July 2011, https://www.upi.com/Irans-submarines-international-mission/90631309888074/, retrieved 15 June 2020 
  9. "Iran's 28th naval fleet enters Indian port of Mumbai", Trend News Agency, 5 December 2013, https://en.trend.az/iran/2218601.html, retrieved 15 June 2020 
  10. "Iranian Submarine in Colombo", The Daily Mirror, 25 December 2013, http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/iranian-submarine-in-colombo/108-40594, retrieved 15 June 2020 
  11. "SL Navy Chief visits Iran's submarine", The Daily Mirror, 25 December 2013, http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/sl-navy-chief-visits-irans-submarine/108-40766, 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