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 Alborz (72) and Sabalan (73) sailing together
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alvand / Saam class |
| Builders | Vosper Thornycroft, Vickers |
| Operators | |
| Succeeded by | Moudge class |
| Built | 1968–1972 |
| In service | 1971–present |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 3 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 1,100 tons (1,540 tons full load) |
| Length | 94.5 m (310 ft) |
| Beam | 11.07 m (36.3 ft) |
| Draught | 3.25 m (10.7 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 Paxman Ventura cruising diesels 3,800 bhp (2,800 kW), and 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM2 boost gas turbines 46,000 shp (34,000 kW) on 2 shafts |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) on diesels; 39 knots (72 km/h) on gas turbines |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 125-146 |
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The Alvand class (Persian: کلاس الوند) or Saam class (Persian: کلاس سام) was originally a class of four frigates built for the Imperial Iranian Navy. They were renamed after the Iranian Revolution, and served in the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy during Iran-Iraq War. Three still remain in service. A fourth was sunk by the U.S. Navy in 1988.