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Mon, 10/10/2011 - 10:38
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Iran's ‘Jamaran’ destroyer heads to Gulf of Aden
Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan Prov, Oct 10, IRNA – Iran's ‘Jamaran’ warship left the deck in this southern province heading to waters of the Gulf of Aden Sunday morning in a ceremony attended by the country's Commander of Navy, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.
Speaking in the ceremony, Sayyari referred to ‘Jamaran’ as the symbol of the country's combat power and its scientific and industrial capabilities.
According to Sayyari, the destroyer was carrying “a message of peace and friendship” for regional states as well as other countries.
“Jamaran’s mission is also to provide security for all ships sailing through waters of the Gulf of Aden where has become unsafe due to the presence of pirates,” said Sayyari.
He added that the warship was sent to the waters of North Indian Ocean to hoist the flag of the Islamic Iran in the region along with other 20-25 of world states that are present there.
Jamaran is a 94-meter-long domestically made guided-missile destroyer equipped with torpedoes and is capable of engaging in surface, air, and undersea warfare./end
Speaking in the ceremony, Sayyari referred to ‘Jamaran’ as the symbol of the country's combat power and its scientific and industrial capabilities.
According to Sayyari, the destroyer was carrying “a message of peace and friendship” for regional states as well as other countries.
“Jamaran’s mission is also to provide security for all ships sailing through waters of the Gulf of Aden where has become unsafe due to the presence of pirates,” said Sayyari.
He added that the warship was sent to the waters of North Indian Ocean to hoist the flag of the Islamic Iran in the region along with other 20-25 of world states that are present there.
Jamaran is a 94-meter-long domestically made guided-missile destroyer equipped with torpedoes and is capable of engaging in surface, air, and undersea warfare./end
