''Damavand'' (), also known as ''Jamaran-2'' () and ''Velayat'' (), was the second ship of the

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ian of

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and the

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of the

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. The

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appeared to be a development of the . It was named ''Damavand'' after inauguration in the

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. She sank on 28 January 2018, after hitting the breakwater at

Bandar-e Anzali Bandar-e Anzali () is a city on the Caspian Sea in the Central District of Bandar-e Anzali County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of both the county and the district. History Anzali is an old city in ancient Iran, first s ...

on 10 January.

Design and construction

On 23 February 2010, the Iranian media reported that the production of the ship had commenced. The ship has the ability to carry helicopters,

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es, modern guns and air defence guns. The vessel is also equipped with electronic warfare devices.Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA)
Destroyer production line inaugurated in Iran (Wave II)
. 23 February 2007. The warship uses a new modern flat-type,

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, which was being tested in 2011. The development of this new device took more than it was anticipated and delayed the launch of the vessel to March 2013. The

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is also replaced by a modern

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. New sensors, e-warfare devices and radars are also installed on the vessel, further enhancing its capabilities. The frigate has a central attack and warfare management command control system integrated inside its systems, allowing the ship to track 100 surface, sub-surface, and air targets simultaneously and choose the best in-order to attack them.

Service history

''Damavand'', previously known as ''Velayat'', was launched in March 2013 in the

near the northern port city of

Bandar-Anzali Bandar-e Anzali () is a city on the Caspian Sea in the Central District of Bandar-e Anzali County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of both the county and the district. History Anzali is an old city in ancient Iran, first se ...

. ''Damavand'' tested its engines and performed a SAT test in the Caspian Sea from 16 to 17 July 2014. ''Damavand'' officially joined the Navy on 9 March 2015. On 10 January 2018 ''Damavand'' was based out of Bandar-Anzali on the Caspian Sea. It is believed probable that the incident was the result of navigational error, affected by a strong storm in the area which creating high wave heights and low visibility in the area. During the incident six members of the ship's crew fell overboard. Four of those crew members were later rescued, two are currently considered missing by media sources. The Iranian Navy declined to confirm the reporting. There has been little information released in reference to the cause of the grounding, with exception to statements of wave height and visibility caused by the storm at the time of the grounding. A video circulated in the Iranian media shows ''Damavand'' had fully sunk in the Caspian Sea a couple of weeks after it suffered damages during the stormy weather of Anzali Port. This will possibly result in the ship being struck from the active commission list of Moudge-class frigates. On 5 August 2019,

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, Commander of the

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, was quoted (by ''

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'') as saying, "The destroyer has been fully revived and this has been done in 18 months." The admiral also said that the ship would be returned to service before the end of the current year (of the

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; 19 March 2020). However, the hull of a similar ship has been seen in satellite images, being built at the Caspian Sea port of Bandar-e Anzali.

In popular culture

Iranian singer-songwriter

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filmed

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of his song ''

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'' () aboard ''Damavand'', that became

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amidst the

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References

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Design and construction

Service history

In popular culture

See also

References