Here....sub..sub.. here little sub..
November 30, 2007, 9:48 PM (GMT+02:00)
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| Iran's new small submarine Ghadir |
The USS Vicksburg cruiser tracked and photographed the Iranian Russian-designed diesel-electric attack subs some weeks ago. There was no communication between them. DEBKAfile’s military sources report that this was the first time US warships have run into a par of surfaced Iranian subs.
Wednesday, Nov. 28, Iranian Navy commander Adm. Habibollah Sayyari claimed it was expanding its sub fleet, including a new home-built small submarine called Ghadir, equipped with sonar-evading technology.
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Iranian mini-submarine for Persian Gulf targets
Iranian mini-submarine for Persian Gulf targets. ( think "Jap mini-subs, WWII)
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Originally published at https://warintel.blogspot.com/2007/12/iranian-subs-wwii-class-anchors.html on December 3, 2007.