''Alborz'' ( fa, البرز) is an of the

Islamic Republic of Iran Navy , ''Daryādelān''"Seahearts" , patron = , motto = fa, راه ما، راه حسین است, ''Rāh-e ma, rāh-e hoseyn ast''"''Our Path, Is Hussain's Path''" , colors = , ...

. The ship was originally called ''Zaal'', named after Zaal, a mythical warrior of ancient Iran (son of Sām and father of Rostam) and an important character in the Shahnameh. After the

Islamic Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

it was renamed ''Alborz'', after the

Alborz mountain range The Alborz ( fa, البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs nort ...

History

She completed her refit on 15 May 1977 at Portsmouth. On 1 June 1987 ''Alborz'' stopped a large bulk carrier ''Vevey'' and searched it for possible war material for Iraq. Although this was within the Iranian captain's right to do so under international law, this became known as the first search-and-seizure of the Iran–Iraq War. In January 2010 the ship was sent to the

Gulf of Aden The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channe ...

, to help protect ships from

Somali Piracy Piracy off the coast of Somalia occurs in the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel and Somali Sea, in Somali territorial waters and other surrounding areas and has a long and troubled history with different perspectives from different communities. I ...

. In April 2015, ''Alborz'' was deployed along with the supply vessel ''Bushehr'' to Yemen. Judging by recent photographs, it underwent another modernization during which the Iranian six-barrel Kamand anti-aircraft artillery system was installed on it with an opto-electronic system for detecting and tracking targets.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alborz Alvand-class frigates Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness 1969 ships Frigates of Iran Iran–Iraq War naval ships of Iran Frigates of the Cold War

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