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
Identification	902
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Kilo-class submarine
Displacement	2,356 tons surfaced,; 3,076 tons submerged;
Length	72.6 m (238 ft 2 in)
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draft	6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Installed power	Diesel-electric
Propulsion	2 × 3,650 horsepower (2.72 MW) Generators; 1 × 5,500 horsepower (4.1 MW) Propulsion motor; 1 × 130 horsepower (97 kW) Economic speed motor; 2 × 204 horsepower (152 kW) Auxiliary propulsion motor; 1 × Shaft; 2 × Diesels;
Speed	Surfaced; 10 knots (19 km/h); Snorkel mode; 9 knots (17 km/h); Submerged; 17 knots (31 km/h);
Range	Snorkel mode; 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h); Submerged; 400 mi (640 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h);
Test depth	Normally 240 m (790 ft)
Complement	53 (12 officers)
Armament	18 torpedoes; 24 mines in lieu of torpedo tube;

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa
- 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, 6 (2), National Maritime Foundation: 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, 123, United States Naval Institute: 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

[Jane's-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa
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, 6 (2), National Maritime Foundation: 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, 123, United States Naval Institute: 91, 1997

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

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