Southern Fleet (Iran)

The Southern Fleet, which is under command of the Southern Forward Naval Headquarters[1] (SNFHQ; Persian: قرارگاه مقدم ناوگان جنوب‎), compromises the 1st, the 2nd and the 3rd naval regions of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The SNFHQ is based in Bandar Abbas, and is responsible for coordination across its three southern districts as a forward operating base, as well as presence of units in international missions off Iranian territorial waters.[1]

Southern Forward Naval Headquarters
CountryIran
Part ofIslamic Republic of Iran Navy
Garrison/HQBandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province
Commanders
Current
commander		Vice Commodore Afshin Tashak
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Components
History
Ships
Personnel

History

18th century
See also: Afsharid navy § Southern fleet

Structure
Bandar Abbas
Jask
Konarak
Bushehr
Kharg
Pasabandar
Khorramshahr
Location of southern fleet bases[2]

The jurisdiction and responsibilities of the navy was redefined in 2007, as a result, the southern fleet was reorganized.[3]

Before 2007

Prior to these changes, the organization of the southern fleet was as follows:[4]

Region Headquarters Area of responsibility
1st Naval Region Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Strait of Hormuz
2nd Naval Region Bushehr, Bushehr central Persian Gulf
3rd Naval Region Mahshahr, Khuzestan northern Persian Gulf
Chabahar Naval Base (independent) Chabahar, Sistan and Baluchestan Gulf of Oman

Since 2007

The forces under command of the southern fleet currently operate under these districts:[2]

Region Namesake Headquarters Area of responsibility
1st Naval Region Emamat Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Strait of Hormuz
2nd Naval Region Velayat Jask, Hormozgan western Gulf of Oman
3rd Naval Region Nabovat Konarak, Sistan and Baluchestan eastern Gulf of Oman

Commanders

References
  1. Iranian Naval Forces: A Tale of Two Navies (PDF), Office of Naval Intelligence, February 2017, p. 15, ISBN 978-0160939686
  2. Nadimi, Farzin (April 2020), "Iran's Evolving Approach to Asymmetric Naval Warfare: Strategy and Capabilities in the Persian Gulf" (PDF), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Policy Focus) (164), Map 3. Persian Gulf: Grand Strategic Scheme, p. 75, retrieved 15 July 2020
  3. Connell, Michael (31 January 2012), "The Artesh Navy: Iran's Strategic Force", Middle East Institute, retrieved 1 August 2020
  4. Vego, Milan (2015), "On Littoral Warfare", Naval War College Review, 68 (2): 19
  5. Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 114, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
  6. "Iranian Navy's 40th flotilla to set off for high seas", Islamic Republic News Agency, 2 April 2016, 82019287, retrieved 1 August 2020
  7. "Iranian Navy sends 64th fleet of warships to int'l waters", Tehran Times, 29 October 2019, retrieved 1 August 2020
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