Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, also referred as the Iranian Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of Iran's regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. It... Wikipedia

• Founded:  525 BCE, c. 2,500 years ago, 1885 (first modern-day naval forces), 1923 (as Imperial Iranian Navy)
• Type:  Navy
• Role:  Naval warfare
• Size:  20,000 (2024 estimate)
• Part of:  Islamic Republic of Iran Army
• Garrison/HQ:  Bandar Abbas
• Nickname(s):  Dəryâdēlân, "Seahearts"
• Anniversaries:  28 November
• Fleet:  7 frigates, 5 corvettes, 20 fast attack craft, 6 patrol boats, 31 amphibious ships, 17 auxiliary ships, 19 submarines, 54 aircraft
• Engagements:  Anglo-Soviet invasion, Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, Joint Operation Arvand, Iran–Iraq War, Seizure of the MSC Aries
• Commander:  Commodore Shahram Irani
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo