Iris Dena, the ship sunk by a American submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka, it was a jewel of the Iranian navy. From the Second World War there are only two precedents: that of the Argentine light cruiser General Belgrano, hit by English nuclear submarine Conqueror in 1982 during the Falklands War, and that of Indian frigate Khukri torpedoed by Pakistani submarine Hangor in the 1971 war.
The Iranian Navy ship returning from the International Fleet Review
The Dena was a Moudge-class destroyer of the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, and was returning from the International Fleet Review 2026 in Visakapatanam, India.
Technical characteristics of the Iranian destroyer
It was long 94 meters and displacement 1,500 tons. It was the first Iranian destroyer to be equipped with four Iranian-made engines, i «Bonyan 4» and was armed with a number «significant» of missiles and a vertical launch system. Its fire control apparatus was theoretically capable of intercepting 40 targets and engaging with five targets simultaneously.
It was equipped with surface-to-air missiles and four Qader anti-ship missiles, one 76 mm Fajr-27 naval gun and one 40 mm Fath-40 anti-aircraft gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon, two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns and two 533 mm triple torpedo launchers. It was equipped with an ASR radar, with 360 degree coverage in a radius of 300 km.
The Mk48 torpedo that sank the Iris Dena
The Mk48 torpedo that sank her is a weapon high performance that costs 3.5 million dollars and is capable of hitting a target a 70 kilometers away.