List of frigates of Iran
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This is a list of frigates of Iran, which have served in the Imperial Iranian Navy and the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.
Former vessels
| Ship | Hull number | Class | Picture | Service | Origin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate | |||||
| IRIS Alvand (ex-IIS Saam)[1] |
71[1] (ex-DE 12)[2] |
Alvand class | _1977.jpg) |
22 May 1967[2] | 25 July 1968[2] | 20 May 1971[2] | Sunk during the 2026 attack on Bandar Abbas.[3] | United Kingdom[1] |
| IRIS Alborz (ex-IIS Zaal)[1] |
72[1] (ex-DE 14)[2] |
 |
3 March 1968[2] | 4 March 1969[2] | 1 March 1971[2] | Destroyed. As of 12 May 2026, high res satellite confirms it was destroyed in dry dock. [4] | United Kingdom[1] | |
| IRIS Sabalan (ex-IIS Rostam)[1] |
73[1] (ex-DE 16)[2] |
_1977.jpg) |
10 December 1967[2] | 4 March 1969[2] | 26 June 1972[2] | Sunk during the 2026 attack on Bandar Abbas.[5] | United Kingdom[1] | |
| IRIS Jamaran | 76[6] | Moudge class | .jpg) |
2004[6] | 28 November 2007[6] | 19 February 2010[6] | Sunk by U.S. airstrike on 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war.[7] | Iran[6] |
| IRIS Sahand | 74[6] | .jpg) |
2010[6] | 18 September 2012 | 1 December 2018 | Sunk on 9 July 2024. On 29 November 2025, IRIS Sahand was recommissioned after reconstruction and repair. She was destroyed in the 2026 Iran war.[8] | Iran[6] | |
| IRIS Dena[9] | 75 | .jpg) |
2012[6] | 2015[6] | 2021 | Sunk by a US submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka on 4 March 2026, during the 2026 Iran war.[10] | Iran[11] | |
| IRIS Damavand | 77[6] | Moudge class |  |
2009[6] | 13 March 2013[6] | 9 March 2015[6] | Out of service since 10 January 2018 | Iran[6] |
| IRIS Sahand (ex-IIS Faramarz)[1] |
74[1] (ex-DE 18)[2] |
Alvand class | _1977.jpg) |
25 July 1968[2] | 30 July 1969[2] | 28 February 1972[2] | Sunk by U.S. Navy, 19 April 1988[2] | United Kingdom[1] |
| IIS Babr (ex-HMS Derby Haven)[2][12] |
None[2] | Loch class |  |
11 February 1944[2] | 14 December 1944[2] | July 1949[2] | Decommissioned on 30 October 1969, stricken in 1972[2] | United Kingdom[2] |
| IIS Palang (ex-HMS Fly)[13] |
None[13] | Algerine class |  |
6 October 1941[14] | 1 June 1942[14] | 1949[13] | Decommissioned in December 1966, stricken in 1972[13] | United Kingdom[13] |
