IRIS Nooh (902)

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.

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]

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]

See also

• Iran portal

• List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

References

1. • Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005, p. 342
   • 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
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

• 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