Iran Bayandor Fleet Update

Iran - Navy

Date March 1, 2026
Country 🇮🇷 Iran
Force Navy
Ship Class Bayandor
Ship Name IRIS Naghdi
Hull Number 82
Event Sunk (-1)

Description

Sunk at Konarak Naval Base on 1 March 2026, confirmed alongside sister ship Bayandor via satellite imagery analysis. Naghdi had recently returned to Konarak with the 103rd Naval Flotilla after participating in Exercise Will for Peace 2026 off Cape Town, South Africa. Commissioned in 1964 as the second Bayandor-class corvette, her loss alongside Bayandor marked the end of the class after over 60 years of service.