IRIS ''Falakhon'' ( fa, فلاخن, lit=Sling) is a in the
Southern Fleet 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 =
, ...
.
Construction and commissioning
''Falakhon'' was built by French
Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie at
Cherbourg
Cherbourg (; , , ), nrf, Chèrbourg, ) is a former commune and subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche. It was merged into the commune of Cherbourg-Octeville on 28 Feb ...
, as one of the first six contracted on 19 February 1974.
Her keel was
laid down
Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship.
Keel laying is one o ...
on 15 March 1976 and on 2 June 1977, she was
launched.
''Falakhon'' was
commissioned into the fleet on 31 March 1978, together with and .
Service history
During
Iran-Iraq War, her
home port was
Bushehr Naval Base. She was part of the naval group –together with , , and – that arrived at
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
on 2 May 2014 for a five-day joint exercise with
Pakistan Navy
ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...
, and returned home on 14 May 2014. From 8 to 15 April 2017, along with and , she participated in a join naval drill with the
Royal Navy of Oman.
See also
*
List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
This list reflects the state of the mainline Iranian Navy, and does not include the vessels of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
List
See also
* List of equipment of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
* List of ...
*
List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
In recent years, the Iranian government states that it has self-sufficiency in essential military hardware and defense systems.
Tehran established an arms development program during the Iran–Iraq War to counter the weapons embargo imposed on ...
References
Missile boats of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Ships built at Shahid Tamjidi shipyard
Ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Ships built in Iran
Missile boats of Iran
1977 ships
Ships built in France
Iran–Iraq War naval ships of Iran
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