Iran commissions Fateh submarine
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) officially commissioned its first indigenously developed Fateh-class submarine on 17 February.
(Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA))
The ceremony was held at the Bandar Abbas naval base and was attended by President Hassan Rouhani.
Defence Minister Amir Hatami was quoted as saying that the submarine weighs 600 tonnes and is capable of launching torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.
The Iranian media also reported that it can dive to 200 m and has an endurance of five weeks.
Photographs and television footage released for the event showed the boat out of the water at the Bostanu shipyard to the west of Bandar Abbas.
It has four 533 mm torpedo tubes in its bow, but its propulsion system was covered up.
Others may include a radar and electronic intelligence sensors for target-acquisition purposes.
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