Iran, February 19: Iran’s navy on has launched its first domestically made destroyer ‘Jamaran’ in the Gulf in a ceremony attended by the supreme leader and the commander-in-chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.’Jamaran’ a multi-mission destroyer, can carry 120-140 personnel on board and is armed with a variety of anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles with a speed of up to 30 knots and has a helipad.
“Iran’s navy on took the delivery of the first indigenously designed and developed guided missile destroyer “Jamaran” in the Persian Gulf.”
The vessel has a displacement of around 14,000 tonnes and is equipped with modern radars and electronic warfare capabilities, the report said.
State television also showed footage of the vessel and the ceremony at which it was launched by Khamenei flanked by the top Iranian military commanders.
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In the past year Iranian navy has carried out a number of missions in the Gulf of Aden and offshore Somalia where it was commissioned to escort Iranian merchant ships and oil tankers.
—Agencies