Nooh pictured by American forces en route to Iran
History
Iran
Name	Nooh
Namesake	Noah
Operator	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Ordered	1988
Builder	Admiralty Shipyard
Cost	$375 million
Laid down	1989
Launched	1992
Commissioned	6 June 1993
Refit	2017
Homeport	Bandar Abbas [1]
Identification	902 [1]
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Kilo-class submarine
Displacement	2,356 tons surfaced, [1] 3,076 tons submerged [1]
Length	72.6 m (238 ft 2 in) [1]
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) [1]
Draft	6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) [1]
Installed power	Diesel-electric [1]
Propulsion	2 × 3,650 horsepower (2.72 MW) Generators [1] 1 × 5,500 horsepower (4.1 MW) Propulsion motor [1] 1 × 130 horsepower (97 kW) Economic speed motor [1] 2 × 204 horsepower (152 kW) Auxiliary propulsion motor [1] 1 × Shaft [1] 2 × Diesels [1]
Speed	Surfaced; 10 knots (19 km/h) [1] Snorkel mode; 9 knots (17 km/h) [1] Submerged; 17 knots (31 km/h) [1]
Range	Snorkel mode; 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h) [1] Submerged; 400 mi (640 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h) [1]
Test depth	Normally 240 m (790 ft) [1]
Complement	53 (12 officers) [1]
Armament	18 torpedoes [1] 24 mines in lieu of torpedo tube [1]

IRIS Nooh (also spelt Nuh ^[2] or Nouh; Persian: زیردریایی نوح, lit. 'Noah') is the second Kilo-class attack submarine of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, serving in the Southern Fleet.

The contract to build Nooh and Taregh was signed in 1988. ^[1] It was reportedly worth $750 million for two submarines, with an option for the third. ^[3] Her keel was laid down at Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg in 1989. ^[1] She was launched in 1992 and was commissioned on 6 June 1993. ^[1]

The submarine is named after Noah. ^[4]

According to Jane's, there is no proof that the submarine has ever returned to Russia for a refit. ^[1] As of September 2017, Nooh was under some major repairs by Iranian personnel in the naval factories. ^[5]

• List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

• Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004–2005), Jane's Fighting Ships, Jane's Information Group, ISBN  978-0710626233
• Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009–2010), Jane's Fighting Ships, Jane's Information Group, ISBN  978-0710628886