Northern Fleet (Iran)

Northern Fleet
Northern Fleet
	Astara Anzali Noshahr Amirabad Manjil Rasht Lahijan Langarud Hasanrud Aktau Makhachkala Astrakhan Baku Current naval bases of the Northern Fleet (in blue) and foreign port calls made by its vessels (anchor sign). Historic installations are also shown (in white).
Active	1742–1813; 1921–present
Country	Iran
Size	3,000 personnel (2007 estimate)
Part of	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Garrison/HQ	Bandar Anzali, Gilan Province
Equipment	1 frigate; 1 corvette; 4 fast attack crafts; 1 minesweeper; 10 patrol boats;
Engagements	Soviet invasion of Iran (1941)
Commanders
Current; commander	Vice Commodore Abdolvahab Taheri

The 4th Region^[1] or the Northern Fleet^[2] (Persian: ناوگان شمال) is the flotilla of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy in the Caspian Sea.

^ ^a ^b Cordesman, Anthony H.; Kleiber, Martin (2007). Iran's Military Forces and Warfighting Capabilities: The Threat in the Northern Gulf. Greenwood. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-313-34612-5.
^ Cite error: The named reference Goble was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Northern Fleet
Astara Anzali Noshahr Amirabad Manjil Rasht Lahijan Langarud Hasanrud Aktau Makhachkala Astrakhan Baku Current naval bases of the Northern Fleet (in blue) and foreign port calls made by its vessels (anchor sign). Historic installations are also shown (in white).
Active	1742–1813 1921–present
Country	Iran
Size	3,000 personnel (2007 estimate)^[1]
Part of	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Garrison/HQ	Bandar Anzali, Gilan Province
Equipment	1 frigate 1 corvette 4 fast attack crafts 1 minesweeper 10 patrol boats
Engagements	Soviet invasion of Iran (1941)
Commanders
Current commander	Vice Commodore Abdolvahab Taheri