Iran Navy '33rd Fleet' at Colombo, Sri Lanka

Iranian media images of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy "33rd Fleet" at Colombo, Sri Lanka

IRINS Shahid Naghdi (82) Bayandor class (PF 103 type) corvette

Sri Lanka Navy website identifies Bayandar under the command of "Mehrab Tamaddon"

IRINS Bandar Abbas (421) Bandar Abbas class light replenishment ship (AORLH)

Sri Lanka Navy website identifies Bandar Abbas under the command of "Mohsen Razzaqi"

Naval officer students from the Iman Khomeini University for Naval Science aboard IRINS Bandar Abbas

Iranian Marine master chief petty officer aboard IRINS Bandar Abbas

Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera and Iran Navy "33rd Fleet" Commander Captain Mohammad Reza Ahmadi Kermanshahi at the Sri Lanka Naval Headquarters in Colombo.

Iran Navy '28th Fleet' task force sets out for India and Sri Lanka

According to FARS News Agency:

The Iranian Navy's Tareq-class submarine, 'Younus', was dispatched to the East Asian waters, a Navy commander announced on Wednesday.

“The (Iranian) Navy will dispatch the ultra heavy Tareq-class submarine, ‘Younus’ as part of the Navy’s 28th flotilla of warships to the countries of East Asia,” Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy for Operations Admiral Siyavash Jarreh said Wednesday afternoon, a few hours before the 28th flotilla left the harbor in Southern Iran.

He underlined Iran's sophisticated technology in the naval industry, saying “The most complicated technology of world’s military equipment belongs to submarines.”

The Admiral said that Alborz destroyer and Bandar Abbas helicopter-carrier warship will accompany Younus in this crucially important extraterritorial mission of the Iranian Navy.

“The Navy’s 28th Flotilla will berth at Mumbai and Colombo ports during its voyage,” he added.

That would comprise:

- IRINS Yunes (903)(ex-B 220) Tareq (Kilo) class (Project 877EKM) diesel-electric submarine (SSK)

- IRINS Alborz (72)(ex-Zaal) Alvand (Vosper Mark V) class frigate (FFG)

- IRINS Bandar Abbas (421) Bandar Abbas class light replenishment ship (AORLH)

File photo: IRINS Yunes (903) diesel-electric submarine

File photo: IRINS Alborz (72) frigate

File photo: IRINS Bandar Abbas (421) light replenishment ship

Photos: Fars News Agency and IRINN

Iran Navy Task Force Docks in Sri Lankan Port

Iranian Navy’s 24^th Task Force, comprising IRIS Sabalan (73), a frigate, and IRIS Kharg (431), a replenishment ship, docked at the port of Colombo in Sri Lanka on Thursday after a visit to China’s Zhangjiagang port on 4 March.

Captain Omid Golestaneh, the task force commander, said in Colombo that the Iranian navy conveys “the message of peace and friendship” to regional countries. (Fars News Agency, 22 March)

File photo: IRIS Sabalan (73) frigate (FNA)

IRIS Alvand returns from Sri Lanka anti-piracy meeting

The IRIS Alvand has returned from Sri Lanka where Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khaem Bigham and members of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy participated in an international anti-piracy meeting attended by 22 countries, including the United States. The event also hailed the 60th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy.

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Above: The IRIS Alvand, Alvand class frigate, hull number 71,

upon its return to home port at Bandar Abbas.

Left: Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khaem Bigham.

Third from left: an IRIN Commodore.

Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khaem Bigham shakes hands with a Lieutenant Junior Grade officer. To his right, a Senior Chief Petty Officer and Petty Officer 1ST Class look on; crew members of the IRIS Alvand.

Left: A young IRIN Commander and to his left a Lieutenant; crew members of the IRIS Alvand on inspection.

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Photos: Majid Jamshidi at FARS News Agency