IRIS Gorz () is a serving in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. Being able to launch Mehrab (a reverse engineered version of RIM-66 Standard), she is considered the smallest warship in the world to operate such a missile. It is reportedly the only ship in her class that is capable of firing surface-to-air missiles, as of 2020.

History

During Iran-Iraq War, Gorz was assigned to Bushehr Naval Base.

IRIS Gorz (P228)

From 1996 to 1998, she was used for modernization trials.

IRIS Gorz (P228)

In the wargame Velayat 90, on 1 January 2012, she fired the missile Mehrab for the first time, marking its first operational test. The ship was modernized in 2015–2021.

IRIS Gorz (P228)

See also

List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

List of military equipment manufactured in Iran

References

Missile boats of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

Ships built at Shahid Tamjidi shipyard

Ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

Ships built in Iran

Missile boats of Iran

1977 ships

Ships built in France

Iran–Iraq War naval ships of Iran