IRIS ''Shamshir'' ( fa, شمشیر, lit=Sword) 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

''Shamshir'' was built by French Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie at

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, as one of the second six contracted on 14 October 1974. Her keel was

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on 15 May 1976 and on 12 September 1977, she was launched. Together with and , she was commissioned into the fleet on 31 March 1978.

Service history

During Iran-Iraq War, her home port was Bushehr Naval Base. Her refit was completed in 2014 and Iranian chief of naval operations was quoted as saying, "''Shamshir'' missile-launcher warship is capable of firing different mid-range and long-range surface-to-surface missiles, including Nour and Qader, or any other type of missile after its recent overhaul... The warship also has a double-purpose surface-to-surface and surface-to-air artillery which has been built by Iranian industries and the defense ministry and was tested successfully in the drills". He also added that she is equipped with domestically built radars and new weapons systems, including 76mm caliber cannons. Starting on 9 April 2014, ''Shamshir'' departed home for a six-day

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joint drill with

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and Royal Navy of Oman vessels. Other Iranian vessels in this drill were , and ''Atashbar'', the latter of

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References

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Construction and commissioning

Service history

See also

References