History
Iran
NameDerafsh
BuilderShahid Tamjidi shipyard, Bandar Anzali
Launched27 November 2008
Commissioned6 October 2009
HomeportBandar Anzali
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeSina-class fast attack craft

Derafsh (Persian: درفش, lit.'Flag') is a Sina-class fast attack craft serving in the Northern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.

Construction and commissioning

She was launched on 27 November 2008[1] and commissioned into service in 2009.[2]

Service history

Derafsh, along with the frigate Damavand, left home for a visit to Makhachkala, Russia on in March 2017.[3]

See also

References

  1. Silverstone, Paul H. (2008), "Naval Intelligence", Warship International, International Naval Research Organization, 45 (3): 175, JSTOR 44894958
  2. Saunders, Stephen; Philpott, Tom, eds. (2015), "Iran", IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016, Jane's Fighting Ships (116th Revised ed.), Coulsdon: IHS Jane's, p. 388, ISBN 9780710631435, OCLC 919022075
  3. "Iran News Round Up", Critical Threats, American Enterprise Institute, 8 March 2017


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