IRIS Nooh (902)

	Nooh pictured by American forces en route to Iran
History
Iran
Name	Nooh
Namesake	Noah
Operator	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Ordered	1988
Builder	Admiralty Shipyard
Cost	$375 million
Laid down	1989
Launched	1992
Commissioned	6 June 1993
Refit	2017
Homeport	Bandar Abbas[1]
Identification	902[1]
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Kilo-class submarine
Displacement	2,356 tons surfaced,[1]; 3,076 tons submerged[1];
Length	72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)[1]
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[1]
Draft	6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)[1]
Installed power	Diesel-electric[1]
Propulsion	2 × 3,650 horsepower (2.72 MW) Generators[1]; 1 × 5,500 horsepower (4.1 MW) Propulsion motor[1]; 1 × 130 horsepower (97 kW) Economic speed motor[1]; 2 × 204 horsepower (152 kW) Auxiliary propulsion motor[1]; 1 × Shaft[1]; 2 × Diesels[1];
Speed	Surfaced; 10 knots (19 km/h)[1]; Snorkel mode; 9 knots (17 km/h)[1]; Submerged; 17 knots (31 km/h)[1];
Range	Snorkel mode; 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h)[1]; Submerged; 400 mi (640 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h)[1];
Test depth	Normally 240 m (790 ft)[1]
Complement	53 (12 officers)[1]
Armament	18 torpedoes[1]; 24 mines in lieu of torpedo tube[1];

IRIS Nooh (also spelt Nuh[2] or Nouh; Persian: زیردریایی نوح, lit. 'Noah') is the second Kilo-class attack submarine of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, serving in the Southern Fleet.

Construction and commissioning

The contract to build Nooh and Taregh was signed in 1988.[1] It was reportedly worth $750 million for two submarines, with an option for the third.[3] Her keel was laid down at Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg in 1989.[1] She was launched in 1992 and was commissioned on 6 June 1993.[1]

The submarine is named after Noah.[4]

Service history

According to Jane's, there is no proof that the submarine has ever returned to Russia for a refit.[1] As of September 2017, Nooh was under some major repairs by Iranian personnel in the naval factories.[5]

References

- Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005, p. 342
- Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010, p. 369
Singh, Abhijit (2010), "Dark Chill in the Persian Gulf – Iran's Conventional and Unconventional Naval Forces", Maritime Affairs, National Maritime Foundation, 6 (2): 108–113, doi:10.1080/09733159.2010.559788, ISSN 1946-6609, S2CID 110041921
Faruqi, Anwar (23 November 1992), "Iranian Navy Commissions Russian-Built Sub, First In Gulf", Associated Press, retrieved 15 June 2020
"Iran", United States Naval Institute Proceedings, United States Naval Institute, 123: 91, 1997
"Navy comdr. visits projects under construction in South", Mehr News Agency, 3 September 2017, retrieved 15 June 2020

Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004–2005), Jane's Fighting Ships, Jane's Information Group, ISBN 978-0710626233
Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009–2010), Jane's Fighting Ships, Jane's Information Group, ISBN 978-0710628886

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[Jane's-1] Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005, p. 342

Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010, p. 369

[2] Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005, p. 342

[3] Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010, p. 369

[2] Singh, Abhijit (2010), "Dark Chill in the Persian Gulf – Iran's Conventional and Unconventional Naval Forces", Maritime Affairs, National Maritime Foundation, 6 (2): 108–113, doi:10.1080/09733159.2010.559788, ISSN 1946-6609, S2CID 110041921

[AP-3] Faruqi, Anwar (23 November 1992), "Iranian Navy Commissions Russian-Built Sub, First In Gulf", Associated Press, retrieved 15 June 2020

[4] "Iran", United States Naval Institute Proceedings, United States Naval Institute, 123: 91, 1997

[5] "Navy comdr. visits projects under construction in South", Mehr News Agency, 3 September 2017, retrieved 15 June 2020

IRIS Nooh (902)

Construction and commissioning

Service history

See also

References