Posted on 02/20/2010 3:47:39 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
An Iranian naval commander says the Navy will be adding a second domestically manufactured destroyer to its fleet some time in the next two years.
Commodore Amir Rastegari, who heads the Navy's industrial command, made the announcement hours after Iran launched its first locally-made 1,420 ton Jamaran destroyer, equipped with a variety of anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles.
"Work continues on a new destroyer. In the next two years, a second Iranian manufactured vessel will be delivered to the Navy," he said.
Rastegari added that the Jamaran destroyer was completed in spite of Western efforts to hinder its manufacturing process.
"The Jamaran destroyer was built at a time when foreign naval fleets were increasing their presence in the region. In other words, it was built as they watched on with bewilderment," he explained.
Explaining the complexities of its construction, the commodore went on to say that the vessel's launch marked the beginning of a new era in Iran's defense industries.
According to Rastegari, over 120 scientific and technological institutions participated in the Jamaran project.
Going into detail, the naval official added that the destroyer is the first vessel manufactured by Iran that was built by combining several segments to form the hull. "The destroyer's hull is made up of 29 parts which were connected by the most sophisticated methods in this industry," he explained.
He noted that the Jamaran could be categorized as a frigate class ship.
Iranian officials say only a few countries have the technological know-how to devise the main systems that are needed to build a destroyer of this class.
Official announcements indicate that over 1,400,000 parts, devices and sophisticated internal machinery have been incorporated into the Jamaran Destroyer.
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Destroyers weigh more than 1,400 tons, WAY more.
They’ll make great fishing reefs on the bottonm of the Arabian Gulf.
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Henry J. Kaiser, please call the office!
Will Iran exist in 2012?
True. The Allen M. Sumner class from WWII tipped the scales at 2,200 tons.
Even the oldest Perry Class Frigate would have fun sinking this POS. Many might know they removed the missile launcher from the Perry Class Frigate, but the helo still do there job and pack a better punch now-a-days.
Did you know that his shipyard could turn out liberty ships in less than a week? They were some 400+ feet long and over 2500 were built during the war. It's one of the most remarkable feats of the American industrial machine, perhaps ever.
The USCG has better ships.
“Did you know that his shipyard could turn out liberty ships in less than a week? They were some 400+ feet long and over 2500 were built during the war. It’s one of the most remarkable feats of the American industrial machine, perhaps ever.”
The fastest build on a Liberty was 4 days,15 hours and change at the Kaiser yard in Richmond,CA. Truly an amazing feat. If you look on Google Earth, you can see the remnants of the yard still there, mostly as ruins. I’ve driven around the area, but couldn’t quite make out the exact location. They do have a Victory ship there being slowly fixed up as a museum.
Hope they got a discount on all that warped plywood.
I do not think so. Maybe as radioactive ash
Looks like they are based on a Vosper Mk V FFL design like the 4 they bought from the UK in the 70s.
Not a destroyer by modern definitions.
Iraq is doing the same type inflation about their PS’ from Italy. “war frigates”
http://www.ninanews.com/English/News_Details.asp?ar95_VQ=ELGDFJ
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