Video: First Footage Surfaces Of New Iranian Submarine -- Popular Science
The new mid-sized model is the nation's largest domestically built sub.
During a montage of military achievements broadcast February 3rd on Iranian television, something new slipped in with tributes to the past and present. It was the first footage of Fateh, an Iranian submarine so new it hasn't officially launched yet.
While the Fateh hasn't officially been unveiled, the world has known about its existence since at least October 2013, thanks to satellite images. The Fateh is, at approximately 130 feet long and 20 feet wide and 500 tons displacement when submerged, Iran's biggest native-built submarine so far. (Iran has three larger submarines, the Russian-built Kilo-class subs.)
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My Comment: The video is only 22 seconds long .... not much to see ... but my first impression when I viewed the video was one of being underwhelmed .... it is a very small sub. But when I though about it later on .... I then realized that it is probably the best sub to have in the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf and a perfect weapon for the Iranian Navy.
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