IRIS Nooh

Nooh pictured by American forces en route to Iran
History
Iran
NameNooh
NamesakeNoah
OperatorIslamic Republic of Iran Navy
Ordered1988
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard
Cost$375 million[citation needed]
Laid down1989
Launched1992
Commissioned6 June 1993
Refit2017
Home portBandar Abbas
Identification902
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class & typeKilo-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,356 tons surfaced,
  • 3,076 tons submerged
Length72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draft6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Installed powerDiesel-electric
Propulsion
  • 2 × 3,650 horsepower (2.72 MW) Generators
  • 1 × 5,500 horsepower (4.1 MW) Propulsion motor
  • 1 × 130 horsepower (97 kW) Economic speed motor
  • 2 × 204 horsepower (152 kW) Auxiliary propulsion motor
  • 1 × Shaft
  • 2 × Diesels
Speed
  • Surfaced; 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Snorkel mode; 9 knots (17 km/h)
  • Submerged; 17 knots (31 km/h)
Range
  • Snorkel mode; 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h)
  • Submerged; 400 mi (640 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h)
Test depthNormally 240 m (790 ft)
Complement53 (12 officers)
Armament

IRIS Nooh (also spelt Nuh or Nouh; Persian: زیردریایی نوح, lit. 'Noah') is the second Kilo-class attack submarine of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, serving in the Southern Fleet.

Construction and commissioning

The contract to build Nooh and Taregh was signed in 1988. It was reportedly worth $750 million for two submarines, with an option for the third. Her keel was laid down at Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg in 1989. She was launched in 1992 and was commissioned on 6 June 1993.

The submarine is named after Noah.

Service history

According to Jane's, there is no proof that the submarine has ever returned to Russia for a refit. As of September 2017, Nooh was under some major repairs by Iranian personnel in the naval factories.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Singh, Abhijit (2010), "Dark Chill in the Persian Gulf – Iran's Conventional and Unconventional Naval Forces", Maritime Affairs, 6 (2), National Maritime Foundation: 108–113, doi:10.1080/09733159.2010.559788, ISSN 1946-6609, S2CID 110041921
  3. ↑ Faruqi, Anwar (23 November 1992), "Iranian Navy Commissions Russian-Built Sub, First In Gulf", Associated Press, retrieved 15 June 2020
  4. ↑ "Iran", United States Naval Institute Proceedings, 123, United States Naval Institute: 91, 1997
  5. ↑ "Navy comdr. visits projects under construction in South", Mehr News Agency, 3 September 2017, retrieved 15 June 2020