Iran Is Building Its Own Submarines (With Torpedoes the U.S. Navy Can't Match) ... Four years ago, Iran also launched its own domestically built Fateh-class submarine. Iran launches new missile submarine Save President Hassan Rouhani launched the Fateh, "Conqueror" in Persian, in the southern port of Bandar Abbas Credit: Office of the Iranian Presidency By. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has inaugurated a new domestically-built submarine armed with cruise missiles in line with the Islamic Republic’s move to boost its defense power. On 25 August 2008, Iranian defence minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced Iran had started building the first submarine of the class: Qaaem.

It must be acknoledged that this submarine represents a qualitative leap for Iranian shipbuilding: While the surfaced displacement of the previous class of Iranian submarines (Gadir-class) is a mere 120 tons, the displacement of the Fateh is around 600 tons. Fateh (Conqueror) is an Iranian designed class of semi-heavy submarines. Its Armament is deployed from four 533 mm torpedo tubes in the bow and includes mines, torpedoes and anti-ship missiles according to media reports. On February 17, 2019, IRINN TV and Channel 2 (Iran) aired reports about Iran's unveiling of the Fateh semi-heavy submarine, which one of the reports said is now in mass production. admin - February 17, 2019. Iran builds its own submarines.Fateh 600 ton submarine most likely in service and might be revealed in November 2012.And Besat 1200 plus ton submarine might be revealed as well.All these diesel electric subs have been claimed to operate with AIP. But the regime's propaganda move is a camouflage smoke screen to cover up its real goal of building an atomic bomb.

The Besat class submarine previously known as Qaaem, Qaem, or Ghaaem is an Iranian designed class of submarines currently under construction.

The inaugural ceremony for Fateh (Conqueror) submarine was held in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province on Sunday (Feb 17). In September 2013, the Iranian Navy announced that the first sub of this class would be launched by the end of the current Iranian year (in March 2014). By Pooya Stone Viewpoint Iran's regime has claimed that it is building an atomic submarine called the Fateh (C onqueror), which is a sign of the country's progress and growth in line with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's announced strategy of the " Y ear of a leap in production." The Iranian media reported that Fateh class subs can operate more than 200 meters below the sea surface for nearly five weeks. Iran has launched a new class of indigenous submarine, according to a Tuesday report in Jane’s Defence Weekly. Iran unveils Fateh submarine.