This is a list of frigates of Iran, which have served in the Imperial Iranian Navy and the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.
Former vessels ShipHull numberClassPictureServiceOrigin Laid down Launched CommissionedFate(ex-IIS Saam)71(ex-DE 12) 22 May 196725 July 196820 May 1971Sunk during the 2026 attack on Bandar Abbas.United Kingdom(ex-IIS Zaal)72(ex-DE 14)3 March 19684 March 19691 March 1971Destroyed. As of 12 May 2026, high res satellite confirms it was destroyed in dry dock. United Kingdom(ex-IIS Rostam)73(ex-DE 16) 10 December 19674 March 196926 June 1972Sunk during the 2026 attack on Bandar Abbas.United Kingdom76200428 November 200719 February 2010Sunk by U.S. airstrike on 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war.Iran74 201018 September 2012 1 December 2018Sunk on 9 July 2024. On 29 November 2025, IRIS Sahand was recommissioned after reconstruction and repair. She was destroyed in the 2026 Iran war.IranIRIS Dena75201220152021Sunk by a US submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka on 4 March 2026, during the 2026 Iran war.Iran 77 2009 13 March 2013 9 March 2015 Out of service since 10 January 2018 Iran (ex-IIS Faramarz) 74 25 July 1968 30 July 1969 28 February 1972 Sunk by U.S. Navy, 19 April 1988 United Kingdom (ex-HMS Derby Haven) None 11 February 1944 14 December 1944 July 1949 Decommissioned on 30 October 1969, stricken in 1972 United Kingdom (ex-HMS Fly) None 6 October 1941 1 June 1942 1949 Decommissioned in December 1966, stricken in 1972 United Kingdom
Future ShipClassPictureServiceOrigin Laid down LaunchedIRIS Taftan20132016IranIRIS Shiraz20142017
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