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A starboard view of the Iranian destroyer escort IIS Saam (DE-71), redesignated IS Alvand (F-71) |
| Class overview |
| Builders: |
Vosper Thornycroft, Vickers,
United Kingdom |
| Operators: |
Iran |
| Succeeded by: |
Moudge class frigate |
| Building: |
0 |
| Completed: |
4 |
| Active: |
3 |
| Lost: |
1 |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
1,100 tons (1,540 tons full load) |
| Length: |
94.5 m (310 ft) |
| Beam: |
11.07 m (36 ft) |
| Draft: |
3.25 m (10.5 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
2 Paxman Ventura cruising diesels 3,800 bhp, and 2 Rolls Royce
Olympus TM-3A boost gas turbines 46,000 shp (34,000 kW) on 2 shafts |
| Speed: |
17 knots (31 km/h) on diesels39 knots (72 km/h) on gas turbines |
| Range: |
5,000 nmi (9,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: |
125-146 |
| Armament: |
4 x C-802 anti-ship missiles
1 × 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 gun
1 x twin 35 mm AAA, 2 x single 20 mm AAA
2 × 81 mm mortars
2 × 0.50cal machine guns
1 x Limbo ASW mortar
2 x triple 12.75 in torpedo tubes |
