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Iran commissions locally built submarine (PHOTOS)
By: Associated Press ^

Posted on 01/15/2006 4:30:21 AM PST by Khashayar

Iran on Sunday commissioned its second domestically built submarine, a craft that can fire missiles and torpedoes simultaneously, state-run radio reported.

The report said the submarine, named Ghadir, was Iran's second homemade submarine, and was unveiled during the third day of military maneuvers in southern Iran.

Iran's armed forces began their biggest military maneuvers Friday in the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean on Iran's territorial waters close to Pakistan and involved submarines, warships, missiles, jet fighters and gunships.

In May, Iran officially launched the production of the locally built submarine, claiming it was a stealth craft.

Its name, Ghadir, is derived from a site in the Arabian Peninsula holy to Shiite Muslims, the overwhelming majority of Iran's 69 million people.

Iran produces the Shahab-3 missile, capable of reaching Israel and U.S. forces stationed in the region. Since 1992, it also has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and a fighter plane.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ahmadinejad; armsbuildup; gwot; iran; navy; nuclear; sub; submarine
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1 posted on 01/15/2006 4:30:23 AM PST by Khashayar
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To: LSUfan; JWojack; LonePalm; NY Attitude

Does any one of you know any Naval analyst around?


2 posted on 01/15/2006 4:33:13 AM PST by Khashayar (No Banana Allowed!)
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To: Khashayar
Inside pictures! Inside pictures! Please.

Looks kinda small for the big oceans. Must be for local work.

Lots of ex-sub folks around here. Any professional opinions?
3 posted on 01/15/2006 4:35:38 AM PST by PeteB570 (NRA life member)
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To: Khashayar

Wow, what a boomer! /sarcasm

I bet this joke is incredibly noisy and we can 'hear it' from miles away.


4 posted on 01/15/2006 4:35:52 AM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: Khashayar
Another opinion on this sub.
5 posted on 01/15/2006 4:36:11 AM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: PeteB570

well I heard this type of midget subs can be deadly to aircraft carriers, right?


6 posted on 01/15/2006 4:36:40 AM PST by Khashayar (No Banana Allowed!)
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To: Khashayar

Hahaha ... this is a joke? Right?


7 posted on 01/15/2006 4:38:38 AM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: BunnySlippers

no! it is dead serious


8 posted on 01/15/2006 4:39:28 AM PST by Khashayar (No Banana Allowed!)
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To: Khashayar
Looks like the Iranians stole out latest technology:


9 posted on 01/15/2006 4:39:54 AM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: Khashayar

Iran's psycho president is determined to butt heads with the West. Where's a sniper when you need one?


10 posted on 01/15/2006 4:40:27 AM PST by moose2004 (You Can Run But You Can't Hide!)
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To: AmericaUnited

Its going to be diesel/electric so no when its stopped its going to be as quiet as any western nations nuclear submarine. If not quieter.

Only when it moves will it be noisy.


11 posted on 01/15/2006 4:41:38 AM PST by Axlrose
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To: Khashayar

Well... I'm no expert, but it would appear the thing is powered by three camels on a treadmill. As for firing missiles, I'm just guessing but it looks like the only "missiles" it fires are water balloons.


12 posted on 01/15/2006 4:42:37 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Jack Hammer

What is this?


13 posted on 01/15/2006 4:44:21 AM PST by Khashayar (No Banana Allowed!)
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To: Khashayar

The Italians managed to sink a major British combatant in an Egyptian harbor during WWII in a contraption significantly less sophisticated than this sub. Can't remember the details though.

Diesel electric subs are extremely quiet and the waters of the Persian gulf are very difficult for sub detecting gear. Iranian subs could pose a threat to shipping there.


14 posted on 01/15/2006 4:44:29 AM PST by saganite (The poster formerly known as Arkie 2)
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To: Khashayar; Doohickey

Pinging one now.


15 posted on 01/15/2006 4:46:20 AM PST by ChefKeith (Flies,fleas,ants,ticks,cockroaches,lawyers,judges & politicians All the same. Useless!!!)
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To: Khashayar

Is that their new stealth battleship in the background?


16 posted on 01/15/2006 4:47:10 AM PST by RedWireNut
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To: PeteB570

The Japs & the Nazi's both had small, suicide-subs. Think of this as an underwater version of what hit the USS Cole.


17 posted on 01/15/2006 4:47:46 AM PST by johnny7 (“Iuventus stultorum magister”)
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To: Jack Hammer

I'm thinking that the reason for the firing of missile & torpedo at the same time is so the counter acting forces push it down and back at the same time instead of flipping it over with the missile launch.


18 posted on 01/15/2006 4:49:27 AM PST by ChefKeith (Flies,fleas,ants,ticks,cockroaches,lawyers,judges & politicians All the same. Useless!!!)
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To: PeteB570
We could run that in our swimming pools down here,

Hey Mohammed anybody got any masking tape, You forgot to tape on the headlights and the bell, where is the whistle for prayer time.
19 posted on 01/15/2006 4:49:30 AM PST by rodguy911 (Support the New Media and fr.)
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To: johnny7

"Iran officially launched the production of the locally built submarine, claiming it was a stealth craft." LOL
they said stealth........lol, looks like a peice of crap that houses other peices of crap who drive it.


20 posted on 01/15/2006 4:49:48 AM PST by SoothSayerONETIME
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