The following vessels were in commission, planned or under construction for Imperial Iranian Navy in 1979.
As of 1978–1979, Iranian Navy had the following equipment according to The Statesman's Yearbook:
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Total forces | ~22,000 |
| Vessels | |
| Destroyer | 3 |
| Fast frigate | 4 |
| Corvette | 4 |
| Coastal minesweeper | 3 |
| Inshore minesweeper | 2 |
| Patrol boat | 17 |
| Hovercraft | 14 |
| Landing ship | 2 |
| Landing craft | 1 |
| Fleet supply ship | 2 |
| Repair ship | 1 |
| Imperial Yacht | 2 |
| Oiler | 2 |
| Survey vessel | 3 |
| Water carrier | 1 |
| Tug | 3 |
| Coastguard Cutter | 30 |
| Custome craft | 2 |
| Naval aviation | |
| Aircraft | 12 |
| Maritime helicopter | 36 |
| Source: The Statesman's Year-Book | |
| Ships | Pennant number | Origin | Picture | Class | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destroyer (3) | ||||||
| IIS Artemiz (ex-HMS Sluys) | 51 | United Kingdom | 3,410 tons full load | |||
| IIS Babr (ex-USS Zellars)----IIS Palang (ex-USS Stormes) | 61----62 | United States | 2,200 tons full load | |||
| Frigate (4) | ||||||
| IIS Saam----IIS Zaal----IIS Rostam----IIS Faramarz | 71 ----72----73----74 | United Kingdom | 1,540 tons full load | |||
| Corvette (4) | ||||||
| IIS Bayandor----IIS Naghdi----IIS Milanian----IIS Kahnamoie | 81----82----83----84 | United States | 1,135 tons full load | |||
| Ships | Pennant number | Origin | Picture | Class | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submarine (9) | ||||||
| IIS Kousseh (ex-USS Trout)----IIS Nahang (ex-USS Wahoo)----IIS Dolfin (ex-USS Tang) | 101----102----103 | United States | 2,100 tons surfaced 2,700 tons submerged | First submarine delivered on 19 December 1978, at New London, Connecticut but the transfer was cancelled on 3 February 1979. Whole project cancelled on 31 March 1979. | ||
| West Germany | Type 209 submarine | 1,810 tons submerged | Six units were ordered to Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in March 1978, with the first planned to be launched in April 1981 and all delivered by the end of 1983. Order cancelled in early 1979. | |||
| Destroyer (4) | ||||||
| IIS Kourosh----IIS Dariush----IIS Nader----IIS Anoshirvan | 11----12----13----14 | United States | 9,783 tons full load | Six were ordered in 1974, IIS Shapour and IIS Ardeshir were canceled in June 1976, IIS Anoshirvan and IIS Nader in February 1979. The remaining two cancelled on 31 March 1979. | ||
| Frigate (12) | ||||||
| West Germany / Netherlands | NATO Standard Frigate | 3,000 tons standard 3,800 tons full load | Twelve ordered in 1978, four to be built by Bremer Vulkan and the remaining at Holland, Rhine-Schelde-Verolme. Contract cancelled after the revolution. | |||