The vessel depict on this stamp as given by Mr. Rosner with the pennant No 71 is the ALVAND of the Irian Navy.
She was ordered on 25 August 1966.
Built as a frigate under yard No 1080 by Vosper Thornycroft, Woolson, Great Britain for the Iranian Navy.
25 July 1968 launched as the SAAM (DE 12) the first unit of the Saam Class of which 4 were built.
Named after a character from Ferdowsi’s Shahnamch
Displacement 1.250 tons standard, 1.540 tons full load. Dim. 94.5 x 11.07 x 3.25m. (draught), length bpp. 88.4m.
Powered: GODOG, two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3A gas turbines, 46.000 hp. Two Paxman 16-cyl Ventura diesels for cruising, 3.800bhp. Twin shafts, speed 40 knots on turbines, on diesels 17 knots.
Range 5.000 miles by 15 knots.
Armament: 1 -.45 inch Vickers gun, 2 – 36mm Oerlikons. 1 – quintuple Sea Killer launcher and 1 triple Seacat launcher. 1 – Limbo 3-barrel A/S mortar when built.
Crew 135.
20 May 1971 completed.
1985 After the Islamic Revolution renamed in ALVAND (71), named after a mountain in Iran.
It is given that the Sea Killer and Seacat missiles have been replaced by missiles manufactured in China.
2008 Still in service by the Iranian Navy.
On Iran 2001 sg?
Source: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/mideast/iran.htm wikipedia and other web-sites.