Iranian ship Kharg


The Iranian ship Kharg is a modified replenishment oiler of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, named after Kharg Island. Built by Swan Hunter in the United Kingdom and launched in 1977, she was delivered to Iran in 1984.

Service history

Kharg entered the Suez Canal on 22 February 2011, with the frigate, on a deployment reported to be a training mission to Latakia, Syria.
Kharg entered the Suez Canal again, with one other warship on 18 February 2012, after briefly docking at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.