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Iran Navy Losses, Sinkings & Commissionings

Every recorded change to the Iran fleet: warships sunk, destroyed, delivered, commissioned or retired, each with a date and source. View all navy events.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 0 events 0 2022 2023 — 0 events 0 2023 2024 — 3 events 3 2024 2025 — 2 events 2 2025 2026 to 9 Nov — 30 events 30 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 9 Nov 2026.

By event type 35 events logged · 30 hulls lost
  • Sunk 14
  • Destroyed 14
  • Captured 2
  • Commissioned 3
  • Damaged 1
  • Delivered 1

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Iran navy losses, sinkings & commissionings

  1. JUL 122026 Ghadir Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed pier-side at Bandar Abbas NB by three Corsair USVs, first U.S. combat employment of armed sea drones.
  2. MAY 122026 IRIS Alborz (Alvand) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed in dry dock at Bandar Abbas by airstrikes during the 2026 Iran war; confirmed via satellite imagery.
  3. MAR 192026 IRIS Deylaman (Moudge) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Struck and sunk at Bandar Anzali by Israeli airstrikes on 19 March, first IDF strikes on Iran's Caspian Sea fleet.
  4. MAR 182026 IRIS Hamzeh (Hamzeh) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed by Israeli airstrike at Bandar Anzali during first IDF strikes on Caspian Sea in Operation Rising Lion.
  5. MAR 182026 IRIS Paykan (Sina) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed by Israeli airstrike at Bandar Anzali during Operation Rising Lion.
  6. MAR 182026 IRIS Joshan (Sina) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed by Israeli airstrike at Bandar Anzali during Operation Rising Lion.
  7. MAR 182026 IRIS Derafsh (Sina) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed by Israeli airstrike at Bandar Anzali during Operation Rising Lion.
  8. MAR 182026 IRIS Separ (Sina) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed by Israeli airstrike at Bandar Anzali during Operation Rising Lion.
  9. MAR 112026 IRIS Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed pier-side by U.S. airstrike, confirmed in CENTCOM video on 11 March.
  10. MAR 102026 IRIS Shahid Hassan Bagheri (Shahid Soleimani) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Struck and destroyed near Strait of Hormuz by U.S. forces during Operation Epic Fury.
  11. MAR 102026 Ghadir Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Ghadir-class boat shown being hit in CENTCOM strike video released 10 March; one of only two Iranian submarine losses imagery-confirmed at that date.
  12. MAR 82026 IRIS Haj Qasem (Shahid Soleimani) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Struck and destroyed off Bandar Lengeh during Operation Epic Fury; CENTCOM confirmed all four Soleimani-class corvettes destroyed by 11 March.
  13. MAR 52026 IRIS Bushehr (Bandar Abbas) Captured 🇮🇷 Iran · Interned by Sri Lanka at Colombo after IRIS Dena sinking, first warship internment by a neutral nation since WWII.
  14. MAR 42026 IRIS Dena (Moudge) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Torpedoed and sunk by U.S. submarine 20 nautical miles south of Galle, Sri Lanka.
  15. MAR 42026 IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi (Shahid Soleimani) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Struck and sunk near Bandar Abbas during Operation Epic Fury.
  16. MAR 42026 IRIS Lavan (Hengam) Captured 🇮🇷 Iran · Interned at Indian naval base in Kochi after seeking refuge during Operation Epic Fury.
  17. MAR 42026 IRIS Shahid Raees Ali Delvari (Shahid Soleimani) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Sunk by U.S. strikes at Bandar Abbas during Operation Epic Fury.
  18. MAR 32026 IRIS Shahid Soleimani (Shahid Soleimani) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed at Bandar Abbas during Operation Epic Fury, confirmed by Secretary of War Hegseth.
  19. MAR 12026 IRIS Sahand (Moudge) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Assessed sunk at Bandar Abbas by U.S. strikes during Operation Epic Fury.
  20. MAR 12026 IRIS Makran (Makran) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Struck and set ablaze at Bandar Abbas during Operation Epic Fury.
  21. MAR 12026 IRIS Fateh (Fateh) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Sunk at Bandar Abbas during U.S. strikes, hull breached by precision munitions.
  22. MAR 12026 IRIS Zagros (Zagros) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Assessed sunk at Bandar Abbas alongside Sahand and Sabalan during Operation Epic Fury.
  23. MAR 12026 IRIS Taregh (Kilo) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Assessed sunk at Bandar Abbas pier based on satellite imagery during Operation Epic Fury.
  24. MAR 12026 IRIS Shahid Mahdavi (Shahi Mahdavi) Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed at Bandar Abbas anchorage during opening strikes of Operation Epic Fury.
  25. FEB 282026 IRIS Jamaran (Moudge) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Sunk by U.S. airstrikes at Konarak NB near Chabahar on the opening day of Operation Epic Fury.
  26. FEB 282026 IRIS Bayandor (Bayandor) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Sunk at her mooring at Konarak NB on the opening day of Operation Epic Fury.
  27. FEB 282026 IRIS Naghdi (Bayandor) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Sunk at Konarak NB alongside sister ship Bayandor on the opening day of Operation Epic Fury.
  28. FEB 282026 IRIS Sabalan (Alvand) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Sunk at Bandar Abbas during opening salvo of Operation Epic Fury.
  29. FEB 282026 IRIS Shahid Bagheri (Shahid Bagheri) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Struck at Bandar Abbas during opening hours of Operation Epic Fury.
  30. FEB 282026 IRIS Alvand (Alvand) Sunk 🇮🇷 Iran · Sunk at Bandar Abbas during opening salvo of Operation Epic Fury.
  31. FEB 272025 IRIS Shahid Raees Ali Delvari (Shahid Soleimani) Commissioned 🇮🇷 Iran · Fourth Shahid Soleimani-class missile corvette commissioned into the IRGC Navy at Bandar Abbas.
  32. FEB 62025 IRIS Shahid Bagheri (Shahid Bagheri) Delivered 🇮🇷 Iran · Accepted by the IRGC Navy at Bandar Abbas, Iran's first drone and helicopter carrier.
  33. JUL 72024 IRIS Sahand (Moudge) Damaged 🇮🇷 Iran · Capsized and sank alongside the pier at Bandar Abbas during repairs; later raised and returned to service.
  34. FEB 192024 IRIS Shahid Hassan Bagheri (Shahid Soleimani) Commissioned 🇮🇷 Iran · Shahid Soleimani-class catamaran corvette commissioned into the IRGC Navy together with sister ship Shahid Sayyad Shirazi.
  35. FEB 192024 IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi (Shahid Soleimani) Commissioned 🇮🇷 Iran · Shahid Soleimani-class catamaran corvette commissioned into the IRGC Navy together with sister ship Shahid Hassan Bagheri.