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Video Shows Massive Iranian Navy Submarine Being Moved By Road
Forbes ^ | July 8, 2020 | H I Sutton

Posted on 07/28/2020 5:56:45 PM PDT by texas booster

Iran’s three Kilo Class submarines are the most potent warships in their navy. A video has surfaced on social media showing one of them being transported by road. ...

The implication is that at least one of the boats is not currently seaworthy.

The footage shows the Project 877 Kilo Class submarine on a special low-loader. Although the video is undated, it appears current. It has been picked up by Iranian-language media outlets such as the Jamejam Daily, after it was posted on social media. The description being passed around says that it is on its way to (or in) Bandar Abbas, the main naval base in Iran. This is the base for the Iranian Navy’s three Kilos, plus most major warships and midget submarines.

Iran received the submarines from Russia in the early 1990s. They are currently the largest and most potent submarines in the Persian Gulf, provided no U.S. Navy or Royal Navy boats are there. These diesel-electric boats are capable, but increasingly dated. They can carry heavyweight torpedoes and likely have a modest anti-submarine capability...

While moving a submarine by road isn’t unique, it is unusual. It is more often seen when boats are moved inshore to become museum ships, or during construction. The Kilo Class is 230 feet long, 32 feet wide and have a displacement (in water) of around 3,000 tons. So they are not easy to move by road. It strongly suggests that the boat is not capable of being moved on the water, whether under its own power or being towed. Even for routine maintenance they are normally moved on the water. Iran has a dry dock in Bandar Abbas where the Kilo Class submarines are routinely overhauled.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: bandarabbas; dieselelectric; inri; iran; jamejamdaily; kiloclass; navy; project877; russia; submarine
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Satellite images showing Iranian Kilo Class submarine and likely route
1 posted on 07/28/2020 5:56:45 PM PDT by texas booster
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To: texas booster
While a few weeks old, just a reminder that the US still has enemies that want to harm us.

Thankfully, they are not always competent.

2 posted on 07/28/2020 5:57:57 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: texas booster

Big whoop, Iran has a used Russian Kilo


3 posted on 07/28/2020 5:59:37 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special: Half baked: 50c)
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To: texas booster

I think they do better in water....


4 posted on 07/28/2020 5:59:52 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: texas booster

I think they are doing it wrong.


5 posted on 07/28/2020 6:01:37 PM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: texas booster

When conflict comes Bandar Abbas will be a smoking ruin in short order.


6 posted on 07/28/2020 6:02:04 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: texas booster

How do they know which way to pray when they are under water?


7 posted on 07/28/2020 6:03:01 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: texas booster

Considering we are capable of being independent of middle eastern oil, why are we still in the Persian Gulf?


8 posted on 07/28/2020 6:03:14 PM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (If you watch porn you support human trafficking.)
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”I think they do better in water....”

Shhhh.... Don’t tell that to the Iranians; they still call it the “iron camel.”

9 posted on 07/28/2020 6:03:19 PM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: ealgeone

This is all part of their cunning plan. Who would expect a submarine attack from land? Hence, the element of surprise...

;)


10 posted on 07/28/2020 6:03:45 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: ealgeone

That’s pretty bad when you can’t move a ship by water.


11 posted on 07/28/2020 6:04:08 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Where do you find the word "except" in the 2nd Amendment?)
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To: Army Air Corps

LOL!


12 posted on 07/28/2020 6:04:21 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: noiseman

Trojan Sub?


13 posted on 07/28/2020 6:05:47 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: ealgeone

Maybe it leaks?


14 posted on 07/28/2020 6:05:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: texas booster
Re: The pic

What is the distance by water?

5 miles?

Q: How far can this sub take us?

A: All the way to the bottom.

15 posted on 07/28/2020 6:06:14 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure)
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To: Rebelbase

They just sick their face in another crewmembers butt

Close enough for Allah


16 posted on 07/28/2020 6:07:30 PM PDT by digger48
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To: BenLurkin

Oil change perhaps!


17 posted on 07/28/2020 6:07:43 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Rebelbase
”How do they know which way to pray when they are under water?”

They open the hatch, and an instant later Satan points straight up and tells them, “Mecca’s that way.”

18 posted on 07/28/2020 6:07:47 PM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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To: mylife
Not just one used Russian Kilo, but THREE of them.

Actually, Iran has worked overtime to build a mostly indigenous military construction complex. While they are still very dependent on Russia and China, they are getting better at engineering and maintenance.

19 posted on 07/28/2020 6:08:11 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: texas booster
> A video has surfaced on social media showing one of them being transported by road. ...The implication is that at least one of the boats is not currently seaworthy. <

Let’s not all jump to conclusions. Maybe the submarine was chasing a land shark.


20 posted on 07/28/2020 6:08:35 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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