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⚫ '''''Iran Ajr''''', formerly known as the ''Arya Rakhsh'', was a Japanese-built ] used by ] to lay ]s during the ].<ref name="nohigherhonor">{{cite web | last = Peniston | first = Bradley | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Photos: Capture of the Iran Ajr | work = No Higher Honor | publisher = | year = 2006 | url = http://www.navybook.com/nohigherhonor/pic-iranajr.shtml | doi = | accessdate = 2006-03-08}}</ref> Built in 1978, the 614-ton, 54-meter ship was powered by two ]s and featured a bow ramp for unloading cargo. It was ] in 1987.
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⚫ '''''Iran Ajr''''', formerly known as the ''Arya Rakhsh'', was a Japanese-built ] used by ] to lay ]s during the ].<ref name="nohigherhonor">{{cite web | last = Peniston | first = Bradley | title = Photos: Capture of the Iran Ajr | work = No Higher Honor | year = 2006 | url = http://www.navybook.com/nohigherhonor/pic-iranajr.shtml | accessdate = 2006-03-08}}{{dead link|date-August 2012}}</ref> Built in 1978, the 614-ton, 54-meter ship was powered by two ]s and featured a bow ramp for unloading cargo. It was ] in 1987.


==Iran–Iraq War== ==Iran–Iraq War==
''Iran Ajr'' was the focus of one of the most dramatic moments of ], the covert part of ], the mission to protect U.S.-flagged petroleum-carrying ships in the ]. ''Iran Ajr'' was the focus of one of the most dramatic moments of ], the covert part of ], the mission to protect U.S.-flagged petroleum-carrying ships in the ].


On 21 September 1987, U.S. forces tracked the ship and dispatched Army helicopters from the Navy ] ] to shadow it. When the aviators reported that people aboard the ''Iran Ajr'' were laying mines, the U.S. commander in the Persian Gulf ordered the Army pilots to "stop the mining." The helicopters fired on the ship, killing some of the mariners and chasing others into the water. A team of ] ] later boarded the ship, confirmed the presence of mines, and detained the surviving Iranians. On 26 September, EOD MU5 Detachment 5 ] the ship in international waters. On 21 September 1987, U.S. forces tracked the ship and dispatched Army helicopters from the Navy ] {{USS|Jarrett|FFG-33}} to shadow it. When the aviators reported that people aboard the ''Iran Ajr'' were laying mines, the U.S. commander in the Persian Gulf ordered the Army pilots to "stop the mining." The helicopters fired on the ship, killing some of the mariners and chasing others into the water. A team of ] ] later boarded the ship, confirmed the presence of mines, and detained the surviving Iranians. On 26 September, EOD MU5 Detachment 5 ] the ship in international waters.


When the ] struck a mine the following April, Navy explosive ordnance specialists matched the serial numbers of nearby unexploded mines to the ones aboard the ''Iran Ajr''. This evidence of Iranian involvement in the ''Roberts'' mining led to the biggest surface-warfare naval battle since ], the retribution campaign of 18 April 1988 called ].<ref name="nohigherhonor"/> When the {{USS|Samuel B. Roberts|FFG-58}} struck a mine the following April, Navy explosive ordnance specialists matched the serial numbers of nearby unexploded mines to the ones aboard the ''Iran Ajr''. This evidence of Iranian involvement in the ''Roberts'' mining led to the biggest surface-warfare naval battle since ], the retribution campaign of 18 April 1988 called ].<ref name="nohigherhonor"/>


The captured colors of the ''Iran Ajr'' are in the ]. The captured colors of the ''Iran Ajr'' are in the ].
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==References==
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==Further reading== ==Further reading==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Iran Ajr with mines visible on deck and a U.S. Navy landing craft alongside, 22 September 1987Iran Ajr with mines visible on deck and a U.S. Navy landing craft alongside, 22 September 1987
History
Iran
NameIran Ajr
Acquiredby purchase, 1978
FateSeized and scuttled by U.S. Navy, 26 September 1987
General characteristics
TypeLanding ship
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
614 t (604 long tons) empty
2,274 t (2,238 long tons) full load
Length53.85 m (176 ft 8 in)
Beam10.81 m (35 ft 6 in)
Draft3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Propulsion2 × diesel engines, 2 screws
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement30
Armamentlist error: mixed text and list (help)
  • 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns
  • Variable number of mines of various types

Iran Ajr, formerly known as the Arya Rakhsh, was a Japanese-built landing craft used by Iran to lay naval mines during the Iran–Iraq War. Built in 1978, the 614-ton, 54-meter ship was powered by two diesel engines and featured a bow ramp for unloading cargo. It was scuttled in 1987.

Iran–Iraq War

Iran Ajr was the focus of one of the most dramatic moments of Operation Prime Chance, the covert part of Operation Earnest Will, the mission to protect U.S.-flagged petroleum-carrying ships in the Persian Gulf.

On 21 September 1987, U.S. forces tracked the ship and dispatched Army helicopters from the Navy guided missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG-33) to shadow it. When the aviators reported that people aboard the Iran Ajr were laying mines, the U.S. commander in the Persian Gulf ordered the Army pilots to "stop the mining." The helicopters fired on the ship, killing some of the mariners and chasing others into the water. A team of Navy SEAL commandos later boarded the ship, confirmed the presence of mines, and detained the surviving Iranians. On 26 September, EOD MU5 Detachment 5 scuttled the ship in international waters.

When the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) struck a mine the following April, Navy explosive ordnance specialists matched the serial numbers of nearby unexploded mines to the ones aboard the Iran Ajr. This evidence of Iranian involvement in the Roberts mining led to the biggest surface-warfare naval battle since World War II, the retribution campaign of 18 April 1988 called Operation Praying Mantis.

The captured colors of the Iran Ajr are in the U.S. Navy Museum.

See also

References

  1. "Iran Ajr/Hejaz Class". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ Peniston, Bradley (2006). "Photos: Capture of the Iran Ajr". No Higher Honor. Retrieved 2006-03-08.

Further reading

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