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Group-29, which consists of the
Sabalan destroyer, Khark logistics carrier and two helicopters … will not go to the Atlantic Ocean and will return home within days.
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departed. These actions earned the captain the nickname "Captain Nasty".
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shipping in the Persian Gulf. During the convoy operations, dubbed
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5,000 nmi (9,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
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deployed warships in 1987 and 1988 to protect reflagged
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Iranian forces towed the damaged ship to the port of
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and drawn into a fatal engagement. Another group of
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958:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
902:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
863:Aviation Week & Space Technology
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847:. 21 April 1988. pp. A26.
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936:The Christian Science Monitor
421:Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
586:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
423:. She was launched in 1969.
368:4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 gun
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142:4 March 1969; 55 years ago.
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881:Operation Praying Mantis
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359:4 (reportedly now 12) ×
870:"How to waste a navy",
729:Razoux, Pierre (2015).
262:General characteristics
494:Operation Earnest Will
375:2 × 81 mm mortars
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430:was originally named
598:Gen. George B. Crist
594:U.S. Central Command
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845:The Washington Post
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709:Miramar Ship Index
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789:12 February
657:Iran portal
461:During the
150:26 May 1972
124:Yard number
108:(hull only)
106:High Walker
1439:1969 ships
1418:Categories
1272: (77)
1205: (75)
1189: (76)
1165: (73)
1157: (72)
1149: (71)
837:References
714:9 December
704:(6126628)"
543:Enterprise
385:ASW mortar
346:Complement
315:Propulsion
592:Jr., and
541:USS
443:Shahnameh
188:1988–1991
1381:War loss
1306:Algerine
1270:Damavand
1211:Deylaman
1058:Faramarz
891:: 54–65.
784:Fox News
643:See also
530:frigate
515:and the
437:, after
409:) is an
354:Armament
193:Homeport
172:mountain
166:Namesake
139:Launched
78:Namesake
1449:Vickers
1187:Jamaran
1163:Sabalan
1051:Sabalan
928:Sabalan
920:4 April
616:Sabalan
602:Sabalan
571:Sabalan
556:Sabalan
552:Sabalan
521:Sabalan
490:Kuwaiti
475:Sabalan
467:Sabalan
451:Sabalan
428:Sabalan
419:of the
417:frigate
403:Persian
398:Sabalan
349:125-146
307:Draught
277:frigate
170:Sabalan
159:Sabalan
155:Renamed
112:Vickers
102:Vickers
96:Builder
88:Ordered
41:History
35:(F-73).
33:Sabalan
1358:Taftan
1351:Shiraz
1340:Moudge
1317:Palang
1259:Moudge
1246:Sahand
1235:Alvand
1195:Sahand
1176:Moudge
1155:Alborz
1147:Alvand
1136:Alvand
1064:Sahand
1045:Rostam
1038:Alborz
1025:Alvand
1005:Alvand
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533:Sahand
528:sister
484:, the
449:after
439:Rostam
434:Rostam
414:-class
412:Alvand
291:Length
274:-class
272:Alvand
254:Status
217:: EQAC
161:, 1985
116:Barrow
82:Rostam
72:Rostam
29:Rostam
1342:class
1308:class
1285:class
1261:class
1237:class
1178:class
1138:class
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676:Notes
621:Kharg
618:and
596:head
588:Adm.
563:Mk-82
524:'
470:'
407:سبلان
383:Limbo
361:C-802
338:Range
330:Speed
185:Refit
1294:Babr
1283:Loch
1248:(74)
1213:(78)
1203:Dena
1197:(74)
1032:Zaal
1019:Saam
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