On Jan. 28, 2018, the light frigate IRIS Damavand (77), the flagship of Iran’s Caspian Fleet, ran aground on the breakwater at Bandar-e Anzali. The ship, which was less than three years old ...

In fact, Talayieh is the fifth major incident in recent years. On Jan. 10, 2018, an indigenous frigate, IRIS Damavand, sunk after grounding on a harbor wall during a storm. The accident wrecked ...

Moreover, Iran's navy has mostly focused on the Persian Gulf. IRIS Damavand sank after an accident in 2018 and is being repaired, but Iran has continued its activity in the Caspian, including ...

The Moudge class also has three ships - the IRIS Jamaran, IRIS Damavand and IRIS Sahand, all weighing 1,500 tons. Two ships weighing 900 tons belong to the Bayandor class: IRIS Bayandor and IRIS ...

On 10 January 2018, Iran’s Damavand destroyer collided with a breakwater while docking at the Caspian port of Bandar Anzali. While Iranian authorities initially denied the incident, local ...

The Damavand destroyer crashed into a jetty on January 10, killing two sailors of the Iranian Navy. The accident occurred when Damavand was docking at port in Iran’s northern province of Gilan.