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	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		Crowe hoped that the notorious Iranian patrol frigate Sabalan, a warship that had mercilessly attacked many merchant ships and massacred numerous unarmed sailors, would be drawn into the fray.
		Iranians stationed on both platforms resisted, but were overpowered by naval and helicopter gunfire.
		Iranian leaders began to consider the reality of ending the war with a non-military solution.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/sep_03_45.php (780 words)

	Iranian frigate Sabalan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sabalan's sister frigate Sahand was identified by aircraft from the USS Enterprise and drawn into a fatal engagement.
		Another group of A-6 Intruders was sent to the reported location of the Sabalan in the strait, where, the frigate fired at the A-6s at 6.17 p.m.
		Frigates of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iranian_frigate_Sabalan (405 words)

	:::► Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄:::
		The '''Iranian frigate ''Sabalan''''', a United Kingdom British made Vosper Mark 5-class frigate, was commissioned in June, 1972 as one of four Mark 5-class frigates delivered to Iran.
		On the morning of April 18, 1988, the oil platforms were knocked out turning the operation to a search for reported frigates in the Strait of Hormuz, a body of water between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.
		''Sabalan's'' sister frigate was identified by aircraft from the ''USS Enterprise'' and drawn into her fatal engagement.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Iranian_frigate_Sabalan.html (476 words)

	Works » Patterns of Conflict: The United States and Iran from 1980 to 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Iranian hostage crisis was in itself a necessary, but not sufficient condition for the rivalry to become “locked in.” Not only did the event compound American animosity toward Iranians, exposing raw frustration and anger over the ruthless capture of innocents, but it also contributed toward political changes in both the United States and Iran.
		The Iranian army mounted a strong and initially successful offensive into southern Iraq by 1983 and the United States officially came to the aid of the Iraqi regime as part of its dual containment policy.
		Iranian citizens were confronted with discontent and hardship from a ceaseless war and oppressive theocracy.
	www.thelatestnewwayofliving.com /works/?p=5 (4433 words)

	Iranian Comedy - Page 2 - World Affairs Board
		As the patrol boat closed, the SAG commander repeatedly warned the Iranian that he was standing into danger and advised him to alter course and depart the area.
		Following this successful tactical air engagement, an Iranian Saam-class frigate, the Sahand, was discovered proceeding southwest at high speed toward the Mubarek and Suleb fields, perhaps as part of a preplanned Iranian response to the GOSP attacks.
		They heavily damaged a second frigate but aircraft were ordered to break off their attack after the frigate had been disabled.
	www.worldaffairsboard.com /showthread.php?p=205762 (3766 words)

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		The 14 April mining nearly sank the guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts, which was sailing in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Earnest Will, the 1987-88 convoy missions in which U.S. warships escorted reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers to protect them from Iranian attacks.
		The Iranian frigate was taken in tow by an Iranian tug with the stern partially submerged.
		Sabalan was repaired in 1989 and has since been upgraded, and is still in service with the Iranian navy.
	boards.cannabis.com /showthread.php?t=62046 (2288 words)

	Iranian Military
		Both the Iranian Navy and the naval branch of the IRGC are expanding their capability for mine warfare.
		The Iranian Kilos are Type 877EKM export versions that are about 10 meters longer than the original Kilos and are equipped with advanced command and control systems.
		Iranian naval forces still have many limitations, but the military capability of Iranian naval forces should not be measured in terms of the ability to win a battle for sea control against US and British naval forces, or any combination of Southern Gulf states supported by US and British forces.
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	Iran Navy vs U.S Navy - Page 2 - Iran Military Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Iranian Boghammar speedboats attack the Scan Bay, a Panamanian jack-up barge with 15 American workers in the Mubarak oil field off the United Arab Emirates.
		The Iranian frigate Sabalan fires at an A-6, which dodges the missile and returns to drop a 500-pound bomb down the ship's exhaust stack, leaving it dead in the water.
		The Iranian frigate IS Sabalan (F 73), originally designated ITS Rostam (DE 73), in 1977.
	www.iranmilitary.net /forum/showthread.php?p=383#post383 (1451 words)

	Message Board for USS RICHMOND K. TURNER
		The Iranian decision to sortie its surface navy on April 18 is inexplicable.
		There were a number of Iranian fishing dhows in the area that could pick up any survivors, and Chandler feared that if he closed the wreckage, the Iranians might later claim that it was for the purpose of killing the survivors.
		But there was disappointment mixed in with their celebration, for they had hoped to find and sink the Iranian frigate Sabalan, and instead it was SAG Charlie that had an opportunity to engage an Iranian warship.
	www.rkturner.net /discus/messages/24/364.html?1125174547 (4135 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
		Iranian response to the destruction of the two oil platforms involved the dispatching of numerous gunboats to prey on various targets in the Arabian Gulf.
		Following an attack by Iranian Boghammar speedboats on an American-flagged supply ship and a Panamanian-flagged ship, A-6Es from VA-95 were vectored in on the speedhoats by an American frigate.
		The Iranian frigate was taken in tow by an Iranian tug with the stern partially submerged.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv65-enterprise/cv65-enterprise.html (3791 words)

	Navy SEALs.com - Articles: Viewing Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Thereâs little to add to his conclusion that the Iranians have hit an open nerve and that this is far from a good thing.
		The next Iranian move came in the form of a half-dozen speedboats, headed not for the warships, but civilian shipping across the Gulf.
		Shortly afterward, the frigate Sahand, the Sabalanâs sister ship, crossed the Gulf intending to strike at oil platforms belonging to the United Arab Emirates.
	www.navyseals.com /community/articles/article.cfm?id=9435 (1561 words)

	Alvand ['Vosper' Mk 5] class - Iran Defence Forum
		The Iranians' most modern major units are the three British built frigates, commissioned in 1971-72 and refitted just before the Shah was overthrown.
		These frigates displace 1,250 tons, and are equipped with a 114mm gun, a twin 35mm gun, three single 20mm guns, two 50-caliber machine guns, two 81mm mortars, a Limbo ASW mortar, two triple 12.75-inch torpedo tubes, and four C-802 anti-ship missiles.
		These modern frigates displace 1,850 tons, and are equipped with the SS-N-27 anti-ship missile (carrying twelve missiles in a vertical–launch system), three eight-round SA-N-9 missile launchers, a 100mm gun, two 30mm Gatling guns, four 15.75-inch torpedo tubes, and two four-round SA-N-8 launchers.
	www.irandefence.net /showthread.php?p=7951 (911 words)

	R. Lee Ermeys SOUND OFF Forum • View topic - Operation Praying Mantis [ Guest ]
		The attacks, launched in retaliation for Iranian mining of international waters and the subsequent damage to USS Samuel B. Roberts, were highly successful.
		Iranian response to the destruction of the two oil platforms involved the dispatching of numerous gunboats to prey on various targets in the Arabian Gulf.
		Following an attack by Iranian Boghammar speedboats on an American-flagged supply ship and a Panamanian-flagged ship, A-6Es from VA-95 were vectored in on the speedhoats by an American frigate.
	www.rleeermey.org /viewtopic.php?t=9367 (1129 words)

	Enterprise
		Sabalan, notorious for her “vicious” attacks against unarmed merchant ships in the Persian Gulf, in which she had made it a point to fire at crew’s quarters.
		Sabalan, one of the original targets, was underway, but being apparently warned by radio, came about, fleeing at high speed into Bandar Abbas, hiding by anchoring between a pair of tankers.
		The “decisiveness” demonstrated by the U.S. naval forces “stunned” the Iranians, and in combination with the attrition of the long war and recent Iraqi victories, proved instrumental in driving Teheran to seek a compromise peace.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/e4/enterprise-viiif.htm (9389 words)

	Alvand class frigate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Alvand class (also called the Saam class frigate or the 'Vosper Mk 5 type) comprise four Iranian light patrol frigates.
		One Alvand-class frigate, the Sahand, was sunk by U.S. forces during Operation Praying Mantis in 1988 after unsuccessfully firing upon an A-6 Intruder flying from the USS Enterprise.
		It was then struck by Harpoon missiles from this aircraft, and then a coordinated Harpoon attack from its wingman and a nearby surface ship.
	music.musictnt.com /biography/sdmc_Saam_Class (225 words)

	Iranian frigate Sabalan - meaning of word
		The '''Iranian frigate ''Sabalan''''', a British made Vosper Mark 5-class frigate, was commissioned in June, 1972 as one of four Mark 5-class frigates delivered to Iran.
		During the Iran-Iraq War, the warship was ignominiously noted for attacks against the crews of unarmed shipping including against neutral vessels such as a Panamanian tanker.
		Another group of aircraft made up of A-6 Intruder was diverted to the reported location of the ''Sabalan'' in the strait, where, once discovered, the frigate engaged the A-6s at 6.17 pm (Gulf time) with anti-aircraft fire.
	wordsonline.org /Iranian_frigate_Sabalan (445 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Operation Praying Mantis
		Operation Praying Mantis was the April 18, 1988 action waged by U.S. naval forces in retaliation for the Iranian mining of an American warship by the Iran Ajr.
		LCDR Engler was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by Admiral Crowe, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for these combat actions against the Sabalan and the Iranian gunboats.
		The Sept. 1987 seizure of the Iran Ajr, an Iranian minelayer
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis (1086 words)

	Works » 2006 » April (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Shortages of arms and ammo were increasing and made worse by the fact that an American arms embargo forced Iran to purchase American-made weapons through the fl market rather than using its cash to address its accumulating social and economic issues.
		Essentially, the Iranian portion of Dual Containment was a defensive measure against any Iranian offensive engagement.
		Though trade between the nations fell to nothing, the executive order did not cause the Iranian regime much pain and it was able to seek out other buyers for its goods and contracts.
	www.thelatestnewwayofliving.com /works/?m=200604 (8577 words)

	Sabalan - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SABALAN [Sabalan] or Savalan, volcanic cone, 15,592 ft (4,752 m) high, NW Iran, near Ardebil.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Sabalan" at HighBeam.
		Stricken Frigate's Crew Stitched Ship Together;Mine's Blast Nearly Sank USS Roberts
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	NO HIGHER HONOR: Photos: Operation Praying Mantis
		Iranian Boghammar speedboats attack the Scan Bay, a Panamanian jack-up barge with 15 American workers in the Mubarak oil field off the United Arab Emirates.
		The Iranian frigate Sabalan fires at an A-6, which dodges the missile and returns to drop a 500-pound bomb down the ship's exhaust stack, leaving it dead in the water.
		The Iranian frigate IS Sahand (F 74) burns after being attacked by the Joseph Strauss and A-6s.
	www.navybook.com /nohigherhonor/pic-prayingmantis.shtml (1269 words)

	Operation Praying Mantis
		The SAG's presence was justified as the Iranian missile frigate Sahand, sortied from its anchorage at Bandar Abbas.
		The missile attack was followed by a laser-guided bomb dropped from an A-6, which left the Iranian frigate a sinking hulk.
		Sabalan was damaged by laser-guided bomb hits after the frigate opened fire on aircraft from Enterprise.
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	Sandcastle V.I. - Voyages of the Enterprise - E=mc2 / Part 4
		During "Operation Praying Mantis," on April 18, 1988, the Enterprise struck a decisive blow against the Iranian Navy in response to mine attacks against the American frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts.
		The scale of the battle soon escalated, however, when the Iranian frigate Sahand appeared and started firing on an A-6 which flew overhead to identify the newcomer.
		The Sabalan then entered the fray and was almost immediately disabled by one of the Enterprise's A-6 Intruders.
	www.sandcastlevi.com /sea/enterprise/voych10d.htm (1745 words)

	Iranian frigate Sabalan - Enpsychlopedia
		The Iranian frigate Sabalan, a British-made Vosper Mark V class frigate, was commissioned in June 1972 as part of a four-ship order.
		Another group of A-6 Intruders was sent to the reported location of the Sabalan in the strait, where, the frigate fired at the A-6s at 6.17 pm (Gulf time).
		At 6.18 pm, an A-6 dropped a Mk-82 500-pound laser guided bomb, which left the Sabalan paralyzed and sinking.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Iranian_frigate_Sabalan (368 words)

	Surface Warfare Thread - China Defence Today Forum
		Whilst I am fully in agreement with popeye, it should be recognised that there many situations where surface escorts (destroyers and frigates) operate detached from the main fleet (carrier strike group) both in war and peace time, so the thread has a valid premise.
		Some have criticised the use of a large, complex and expensive warship such as a type 22 frigate or an Arleigh Burke class DDG on relatively low tech missions like this, but Navies have to be very flexible and ready to meet any threat, large or small.
		The Sabalan was mobility killed by an A-6 who dropped a bomb on its smoke stack.
	www.sinodefenceforum.com /showthread.php?t=2272 (1550 words)

	American Thinker: The Guns of '88: Lessons of the Forgotten Tanker War
		There's little to add to his conclusion that the Iranians have hit an open nerve and that this is far from a good thing.
		The next Iranian move came in the form of a half—dozen speedboats, headed not for the warships, but civilian shipping across the Gulf.
		The Iranians crossed that line with their Pythonesque 'uranium dancers.' It will require a lot of shouting to overcome that image.
	www.americanthinker.com /articles.php?article_id=5442 (1671 words)

	USS Enterprise (CVN 65) history
		In April 1988, USS Enterprise was on its 13th deployment, assigned to escort reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Arabian Gulf while stationed in the North Arabian Sea.
		Joshan, an Iranian Combattante II Kaman-class fast attack craft, challenged USS Wainwright (CG 28) and her surface group.
		She was observed by two VA-95 A-6Es while they were flying surface combat air patrol for USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16).
	www.uscarriers.net /cvn65history.htm (5638 words)

	1948: March 2007 Archives
		But as the Iranian navy increased its harassment of Kuwati oil tankers, the United States felt compelled for the first time to intervene directly against Iran with its own navy.
		Though there were many incidences during the first few months of the operation, it was not until the frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts struck in Iranian mine in April 1988 that American involvement entered a combat phase.
		The tally at the end of the day was the destruction of all participating Iranian naval vessels, save one that was badly damaged.
	weblog.leidenuniv.nl /fdr/1948/2007/03 (9796 words)

	Operation Praying Mantis - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Operation Praying Mantis was the one-day action waged by U.S. naval forces in retaliation for the Iranian mining of an American warship.
		They destroyed Iranian naval and intelligence facilities on two inoperable oil platforms in the Persian Gulf, and sent a handful of armed speedboats to the bottom.
		Simpson was attacked by a AGM-84 Harpoon missile from the Iranian frigate Joshan, and hit back with four missiles.
	www.music.us /education/O/Operation-Praying-Mantis.htm (416 words)

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		Three of these frigates are British-designed Vosper Mk 5s, known
		These frigates displace 1,250 tons, and are equipped
		A second frigate, the Sabalan, was heavily damaged, but
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