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This is a list of naval ships that were in service with the naval forces of Iran after 1885, and had been either decommissioned or lost since then.

Contents

• List of ships
• Cruiser
• Destroyer
• Sloop
• Frigate
• Corvette
• Motor launch
• Patrol craft
• Submarine
• Minelayer
• Minesweeper
• Missile boat
• Landing craft
• Training ship
• Barracks ship
• Repair ship
• Tug
• Replenishment oiler
• Harbour tanker
• Fast dispatch boat
• Tender boat
• Expeditionary Mobile Base
• See also
• References

List of ships

Cruiser

• Persepolis (1885–1925)

Destroyer

• Damavand (ex-Artemiz) (1966–199?), used to be the British HMS Sluys (D60); it was sold to Iran in 1966 and retired in the early 1990s.
• Babr, used to be the American USS Zellars (DD-777) (1973–1994), it was sold to Iran in 1973 and has been non-operational since 1994.
• Palang, used to be the American USS Stormes (DD-780) (1972–199?), it was sold to Iran in 1972 and retired in the 1990s.

Frigate

See also: List of frigates of Iran § Decommissioned

• Sahand (1971–1988): Sunk by U.S. warships and aircraft in 1988 in U.S. Operation Praying Mantis.
• Babr (1949–1969)
• Palang (1949–1966)
• Sahand (2012–2024)
• Dena (2021–2026) Dena was torpedoed with a Mark 48 torpedo and sunk on 4 March 2026 by a U.S. Navy submarine during the U.S./Israeli attacks on Iran from February 2026. She was in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka. ^[1]
• Alvand (1971–2026)
• Sabalan (1972–2026)
• Sahand (1972–2026)
• Jamaran (2010–2026)
• Deylayman (2023–2026) ^[2]

Corvette

• Milanian (1969–1982), used to be the American PF-105, In service
• Kahnamuie (1969–1982), used to be the American PF-106, In service
• Naghdi (1964-2026)
• Bayandor (1964-2026)
• Hamzeh (1936-2026)

Patrol craft

• Susa (1885–?)
• Mozaffari (1903–1914; 1918–1936)
• Shahin (1923–1941)
• Chahrogh (1931–1941)
• Simorgh (1931–1941)
• Karkas (1931–1941)
• Chahbaaz (1931–1941)
• Azerbaijan (1905–1918)
• Gilan (1905–1918)
• Khorasan (1905–1918)
• Mazandaran (1905–1918)
• Perebonia (1905–1920)

Minelayer

• Iran Ajr (1978–1987): Seized and scuttled by U.S. Navy SEALs in the 1987 U.S. Operation Prime Chance.

Barracks ship

• Raffael (1976–1983)
• Michelange (1976–1983)

Repair ship

• Sohrab (1961–1974)
• Chabahar (1971–1985)

Replenishment oiler

• Kharg (1984–2021) : Caught fire and sank on 2 June 2021, near Jask in the Gulf of Oman

See also

• List of naval ship classes of Iran
• List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
• List of equipment of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

References

• Gray, Randal, ed. (1985), "Persia", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921, Conway Maritime Press, p. 419, ISBN   978-0851772455
• Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980), "Persia", Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, London: Conway Maritime Press, p. 409, ISBN   0-85177-146-7
• Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996), "Iran", Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995, Conway Maritime Press, pp. 183–188, ISBN   978-1557501325