page_title: IRIS Alvand (71)
hierarchical_section_title: IRIS Alvand (71)
caption_attribution_description: A port view of the Iranian destroyer escort IIS SAAM (DE-71), redesignated the frigate IS ALVAND (F-71).
context_page_description: Iranian frigate Alvand, a British-made
  Vosper Mark V class frigate, was commissioned in 1971 as part of a four-ship order and is the lead ship of the class and flagship of the Iranian Navy.
  The ship was originally called Saam, lead ship of the Saam class. After the Islamic Revolution the class was renamed to Alvand class, after the Alvand mountain-chain and so this ship, being the lead ship was renamed Alvand.
context_section_description: Iranian frigate Alvand (Persian: الوند‎), a British-made 
  Vosper Mark V class frigate (also known as the Alvand class), was commissioned in 1971 as part of a four-ship order and is the lead ship of the class and flagship of the Iranian Navy.
  The ship was originally called Saam, lead ship of the Saam class (which is named after Sām, a mythical hero of ancient Persia, and an important character in the Shahnameh). After the Islamic Revolution the class was renamed to Alvand class, after the Alvand mountain-chain and so this ship, being the lead ship was renamed Alvand.
caption: A port view of the Iranian destroyer escort Saam, later redesignated Alvand
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