The Saam-class frigates are a class of four frigates built for the Republic of Iran Navy.
Specifications[]
- Type: Frigate
- Service Period: 1968-Present
- Characteristics:
- Length: 310 feet (94.49 meters)
- Beam: 36 feet (10.97 meters)
- Draft: 10 feet 6 inches (3.2 meters)
- Displacement: 1,100 tons (Standard); 1,540 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 136
- Propulsion:
- 2 x Paxman Ventura cruising diesels 3,800 bhp
- 2 x Rolls Royce Olympus TM-3A boost gas turbines 46,000 shp (34,000 kW) on 2 shafts
- Range: 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
- Speed: 17 knots (31.48 km/h) on diesel engines; 39 knots (72.23 km/h) on gas turbines
- Sensor Suite:
- AWS-1 Air Search RDF
- Type 174 Hull mounted ASDIC
- RTN-10X Fire control RDF x 2
- RDL-2AC intercept RDF
- Armament:
- 1 x Mk.8 Mod 0 4.5"/55-caliber naval gun
- 1 x twin 35mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun
- 1 x 5-cell Sea Killer SSM Launcher
- 1 x 3-cell Sea Cat AAM Launcher
- 1 x triple barrel Mk.10 Limbo ASW mortar launcher
- 2 x 12.75" triple fire torpedo tubes
- 4 x 20mm machine guns
- 2 x 12.7mm machine guns
Unit Run[]
- RIS Saam
- RIS Zaal
- RIS Rostam
- RIS Faramarz