IRIS Makran (Persian: مکران) is the first and only forward base ship of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, in service with its Southern Fleet since 2021 and named after a coastal region in southeastern Iran.
A former crude oil tanker converted into a warship, she was known with the tentative title Khalij-e Fars (lit.'Persian Gulf', a name reserved for the lead ship of Project Loghman) before her name being changed to the current. Though not officially acknowledged, TankerTrackers, a firm that tracks maritime traffic, has identified her as a Japanese-built ship completed in 2010, previously named Beta and earlier Al Buhaira, and whose AIS signal was last detected in 2019 near United Arab Emirates.[1] Its intended task/purpose is to support naval units in remote waters, especially in the North Indian Ocean, the Bab-el-Mandeb and the Red Sea.
^"Iran Unveils its Largest Naval Vessel Yet - A Converted Tanker", The Maritime Executive, 14 January 2013, retrieved 14 January 2013
IRISMakran (Persian: مکران) is the first and only forward base ship of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, in service with its Southern Fleet since 2021...
and Makran in 86th naval fleet have done the 360-Degree mission in 2022-2023 around the planet, a historic mission for the Iranian Navy. "Iranian IRIS Dena...
Iran's largest naval vessel based on tonnage until the commissioning of IRISMakran in early 2021. On 2 June 2021, Kharg caught fire and sank near the Iranian...
a variety of Balochi Makran, coast of Pakistan and Iran Makran (princely state), of British India and later Pakistan IRISMakran, Iranian Navy sea base...
Origin Makran class IRISMakran 441 2021 121,000 tons full load Expeditionary Sea Base Forward Base Ship Southern Fleet Japan, Iran Kangan class IRIS Kangan...
retirement of the two ESDs was rejected by Congress in December 2022. IRISMakran - an Iranian forward base ship MV Ocean Trader - an American forward...
It was reported on 27 February 2023 that Brazil gave permission IRISMakran and IRIS Dena to dock at Rio de Janeiro. On 29 April 2023 the Iran Navy seized...
that there were dozens of fatalities. On 11 June 2021, IRIS Sahand, accompanied by IRISMakran (a naval-converted oil tanker), were the first Iranian...
the central and western parts of India. Historic records exist from the Makran coast of Balochistan province in Pakistan. A record from Burma has been...
earthquakes around the world. Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) IRIS Seismic Monitor, Recent earthquakes around the world Recent New Zealand earthquakes...
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