Imperial Iranian Navy
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The Imperial Iranian Navy was the maritime branch of Iran’s armed forces under the Pahlavi monarchy, operating primarily in the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea until the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Iranian Navy canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military branch
ⓘ
navy ⓘ |
| allegiance | Shah of Iran ⓘ |
| commanderInChief | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ⓘ |
| country | Imperial State of Iran ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| emblem | lion and sun symbol ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
joint exercises with Royal Navy
ⓘ
joint exercises with United States Navy ⓘ peacetime patrols in Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| equipmentSupplier |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| flag | naval ensign of Imperial State of Iran ⓘ |
| governedBy | Imperial Iranian military law ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainNavalBase |
Bandar Abbas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bushehr NERFINISHED ⓘ Khorramshahr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernizationProgram | 1970s naval expansion under Mohammad Reza Shah ⓘ |
| notableShip |
Alvand‑class frigate
ⓘ
Babr‑class destroyer ⓘ Bayandor‑class corvette ⓘ Kaman‑class missile boat ⓘ Saam‑class frigate ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | Pahlavi dynasty ⓘ |
| operatedVesselType |
corvette
ⓘ
destroyer ⓘ frigate ⓘ minesweeper ⓘ missile boat ⓘ patrol boat ⓘ support ship ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Iranian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Iranian Armed Forces
|
| primaryTheater | Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| role |
anti‑smuggling operations
ⓘ
coastal patrol ⓘ maritime defense of Iran ⓘ projection of power in the Persian Gulf ⓘ protection of sea lines of communication ⓘ |
| secondaryTheater | Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| serviceBranchOf |
Imperial Iranian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Iranian Armed Forces
|
| strategicObjective | control of Strait of Hormuz ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | General Staff of the Imperial Iranian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| successor | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | Iranian rial ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| usedScript | Persian alphabet ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.