Imperial Iranian Navy - more than 30,000 men
With 2 marine battalions
MAJOR NAVAL BASES:
Khoramshahr
Bandar Abbas (The First Fleet of Persian Gulf and the new Headquarters)
Bushehr(The Second Fleet of Persian Gulf)
Bandar Pahlavi (The North Fleet and the training base)
Hengam Island
Kharg Island
Bandar Shahpur
Chah Bahar (tri-service base-construction shelved)
Ships:
3 Destroyers:
1 ex-British BATTLE class with Secat-SAM (Artemiz)
2 ex-US SUMNER class with helicopters (all with STANDARD SSM/SAM)(Babr class)
4 frigates with MK2 Seakiller SSM and Seacat-SAM (Sam class)
4 corvettes (ex-US patrol frigates)(Bayandor class)
7 large patrol craft
5 fast patrol guided missile boats Combattante II type (Kaman class)
5 minesweepers (3 coastal, 2 inshore)
2 landing ships, logistics
2 landing ships, utility
2 logistical support ships
8 SRN-6 hovercraft
6 Wellington BH-7 hovercraft