THE iranian Navy has attributed its first picture released to the media of IRINS Zagros (H313), which it describes as an intelligence collection destroyer. The vessel has been pictured conducting sea trials off Bandar Abbas, reports Fort Lauderdale's Maritime Executive.
The ship was formally launched on January 15, in a ceremony overseen by Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Iranian Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi.
For at least the last year IRINS Zagros has been fitting out alongside in the Bandar Abbas naval harbour.
The design of the ship is clearly based on that of the Moudge Class frigate, the Nedaja's lead frontline class. This is an Iranian development from the original Vosper Thorneycroft Alvand design, and now almost entirely fitted out with Iranian-produced sub-systems.
However, it appears as if the ship may have been lengthened. From a recognition perspective, the ship has three large radomes atop its superstructure, and two side funnels have replaced the single central funnel characteristic of the Moudge Class.
For a ship which the Nedaja has described as a signals intelligence collection destroyer, Zagros has the expected array of radomes and aerials.
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The ship was formally launched on January 15, in a ceremony overseen by Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Iranian Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi.
For at least the last year IRINS Zagros has been fitting out alongside in the Bandar Abbas naval harbour.
The design of the ship is clearly based on that of the Moudge Class frigate, the Nedaja's lead frontline class. This is an Iranian development from the original Vosper Thorneycroft Alvand design, and now almost entirely fitted out with Iranian-produced sub-systems.
However, it appears as if the ship may have been lengthened. From a recognition perspective, the ship has three large radomes atop its superstructure, and two side funnels have replaced the single central funnel characteristic of the Moudge Class.
For a ship which the Nedaja has described as a signals intelligence collection destroyer, Zagros has the expected array of radomes and aerials.
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