IRIS Falakhon () is a in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.
Construction and commissioning Falakhon was built by the French company Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie at Cherbourg, as one of the first six contracted on 19 February 1974. Her keel was laid down on 15 March 1976 and on 2 June 1977, she was launched. Falakhon was commissioned into the fleet on 31 March 1978, together with and .
Service history During the Iran–Iraq War, her home port was the Bushehr Naval Base. She was part of the naval group — together with , , and — that arrived at Karachi on 2 May 2014 for a five-day joint exercise with Pakistan Navy, and returned home on 14 May 2014. From 8 to 15 April 2017, along with and , she participated in a join naval drill with the Royal Navy of Oman.
See also
List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
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