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.

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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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