Iran launches home-built destroyer in Gulf

TEHRAN (AFP) - Irans navy on Friday has launched in the Gulf its first domestically made destroyer in a ceremony attend by the supreme leader and the commander-in-chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the media reported. Irans navy on Friday took the delivery of the first indigenously designed and developed guided missile destroyer Jamaran in the Persian Gulf, Irans English-language Press TV reported. The vessel has a displacement of around 14,000 tonnes and is equipped with modern radars and electronic warfare capabilities, the report said. Jamaran, a multi-mission destroyer, can carry 120-140 personnel on board and is armed with a variety of anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles with a top speed of up to 30 knots and has a helipad, the report added. The vessel has also been equipped with torpedoes and modern naval cannons. State television also showed footage of the vessel and the ceremony at which it was launched by Khamenei flanked by the top Iranian military commanders.

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