Tanker War, 1980-1988

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Arabian Peninsula & Persian Gulf Database
Tanker War, 1980-1988
By ACIG Team
Sep 13, 2003, 18:27

Last Update: 6 July, 2004

Note 1: This list is going to be expanded year by year in the following weeks, as our work advances.

Note 2: CTL = Considered Total Loss (ships "written off" because of excessive damage, but not sunk)

FTE = Warhead "Failed to Explode"

TS = Ship operated in the frame of the Iranian-run "Tanker Shuttle" (these were ships that hauled crude from Khark to loading stations in the lower Persian Gulf; they were usually underway in convoys, ranging in size between two and 20 ships, and escorted by Iranian warships; from 1985 they were frequently equipped with ESM-systems and missile-decoys)

Date Area Attacker Unit/Crew Weapon Victim Unit/Nation

21Sep80 Shatt al-Arab AB.212ASW IRINA/? AS.12 P205/Osa IrN

23Sep80 Shatt al-Arab Kaman-class FAC(M) IRIN 75mm Oriental Star Panama (damaged)

23Sep80 Shatt al-Arab Kaman-class FAC(M) IRIN 75mm Lucille Singapore (damaged)

24Sep80 Bushehr NB MiG-23BN IrAF 250kg bomb IRNS Naghdi IRIN (damaged)

24Sep80 Bushehr NB MiG-23BN IrAF 250kg bomb IRNS Shahrokh IRIN (damaged)

25Sep80 Umm ol-Qassr F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF 250kg bomb Laky Greece (CTL)

25Sep80 Umm ol-Qassr F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF 250kg bomb Ibn al-Haitham Kuwait (CTL)

18Oct80 al-Faw Kaman-class FAC(M) IRIN 75mm Murlindhar ? (destroyed)

18Oct80 al-Faw Kaman-class FAC(M) IRIN 75mm Safina al-Umar ? (destroyed)

18Oct80 al-Faw Kaman-class FAC(M) IRIN 75mm al-Phirosh ? (destroyed)

18Oct80 al-Faw Kaman-class FAC(M) IRIN 75mm al-Hafifa ? (destroyed)

18Oct80 al-Faw Kaman-class FAC(M) IRIN 75mm Safina al-Nasari ? (destroyed)

18Oct80 al-Faw Kaman-class FAC(M) IRIN 75mm Gelaninipirpasa ? (destroyed)

18Oct80 al-Faw HY-2 Silkworm-site IrN HY-2 IRINS Tiran IRIN (damaged)

18Oct80 al-Faw HY-2 Silkworm-site IrN HY-2 IRINS Tiran IRIN (damaged)

5Nov80 al-Faw Kaman-class FAC(M) IRINS Paykan BGM-84 Harpoon P205/Osa IrN (probably missed)

28Nov80 al-Faw Kaman-class FAC(M) IRINS Paykan BGM-84 Harpoon P205/Osa IrN (destroyed)

28Nov80 al-Faw Kaman-class FAC(M) IRINS Paykan BGM-84 Harpoon P205/Osa IrN (destroyed)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP IrN FAC(M) P205/Osa SS-N-2 IRNS Paykan IRIN (damaged)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP IrAF SA.316B Alouette II AS.12 IRNS Paykan IRIN (damaged)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP IrN FAC(M) P205/Osa SS-N-2 IRNS Paykan IRNA (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A P205/Osa IrN (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A P205/Osa IrN (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A P205/Osa IrN (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A P-6/t-boat IrN (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A P-6/t-boat IrN (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A P-6/t-boat IrN (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A P-6/t-boat IrN (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A Polnochniy-class LSM IrN (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A T.43-class minesweeper IrN (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A SO.1 or Nyryat-class IrN (sunk)

29Nov80 al-Omayeh GOSP F-4E TFB.6/IRIAF AGM-65A SO.1 or Nyryat-class IrN (sunk)

19Oct81 Khowr Abdollah MiG-23BN IrAF 250kg Moira Panama (sunk)

19Oct81 Khowr Abdollah SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 al-Tajdar Liberia (sunk)

19Oct81 Khowr Abdallah SA.321GV/font> IrAF AM.39 - missed

25Oct81 Bandar-e Khomeini SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 (FTE) Rishi Vishwamitra India

25Oct81 Bandar-e Khomeini SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Rishi Vishwamitra India (CTL)

25Oct81 Khowr Abdallah SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iran Rezvan Iran (sunk)

25Oct81 Khowr Abdallah SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iran Rezvan Iran (sunk)

11Jan82 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Success Panama (CTL)

11Jan82 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Success Panama (CTL)

15Feb82 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Mokran Iran (damaged)

27Feb82 Bandar-e Khomeyni Su-20/22 IrAF 250kg Azadeh Iran (sunk)

31Mar82 ? SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Setareh (tug) Iran (CTL)

30May82 ? fighter IrAF bomb Atlas I ? (damaged)

30May82 ? fighter IrAF bomb Transud IV ? (damaged)

??May82 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF 2xAM.39 Iran Vahdat Iran (damaged)

6Jun82 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Good Luck Greece (CTL)

1Jun82 Khark MiG-25RB 1FRS/IrAF 250kg Ryuyo Maru Japan (missed)

?Jun82 Khark MiG-25RB 1FRS/IrAF 250kg Port Hawkesbury Canada (missed)

9Aug82 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Litison Pride Greece (sunk)

9Aug82 ? SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Sanbow Banner S.Korea (stranded/CTL)

20Aug82 Khark MiG-25RB 1FRS/IrAF 250kg Hadrian Norway (missed)

3Sep82 Khark P205/Osa IrN SS-N-2 IRINS Saam IRIN (missed)

3Sep82 Khark P205/Osa IrN SS-N-2 IRINS Saam IRIN (missed)

4Sep82 Bushehr SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Mar Transporter Turkey (CTL)

5Sep82 Khowr Musa al-Faw HY-1/2-site 2Brig/IrN 8xHY-1/2 - (missed)

5Sep82 Khowr Musa SA.321GV IrAF 2xAM.39 - (missed)

11Sep82 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 IRINS Mehran IRIN (sunk)

11Sep82 Bandar-e Khomeyni fighter IrAF 250kg Evangelia S Greece (stranded)

23Sep82 Khowr Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 IRNS Kahnamu�ie IRIN (damaged)

5Nov82 Khark SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iran Nehzat Iran (damaged)

21Nov82 Khark SA.321GV IrAF 2xAM.39 IRINS Rafaello IRIN (burned out)

21Nov82 Khark SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Shirvan Iran (damaged)

22Nov82 Khark SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Archana India (damaged)

22Nov82 Khark SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 IRINS Tiran IRIN (damaged)

9Dec82 Khark SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Al-Tammar Liberia (damaged)

18Dec82 Khowr Musa SA.321GV IrAF 2xAM.39 Scapmount Greece (CTL)

18Dec82 Khowr Musa SA.321GV IrAF 2xAM.39 Jami Greece (CTL)

2Jan83 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Eastern Hunter Singapore (CTL)

2Jan83 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Orient Horizon Singapore (CTL)

1Mar83 Norwuz oilfield SA.321GV IrAF 5xAM.39 5xLarge Naval Target claimed sunk

15May83 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Panoceanic Fame Panama (sunk)

24May83 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iran Enghelab Iran (CTL)

31May83 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 A.P.J.Priti India (damaged)

31May83 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iran Azadi Iran (damaged)

??Jul83 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Asil Iran (Note 6)

24Aug83 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iran Reshadat (ex-Bergen Maru) Iran (CTL)

12Oct83 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF 2xAM.39 Iran Shahadat Iran (sunk)

31Oct83 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Avra Greece/IRISL (sunk)

21Nov83 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Antigoni Greece (sunk)

21Nov83 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 coastal bunkering ship NIOC (damaged)

8Dec83 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iapetos Greece (damaged)

22Dec83 Bushehr Roads SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Breeze Cyprus (stranded)

2Jan84 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iran Emamat Cyprus (CTL)

1Feb84 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Skaros Cyprus (damaged)

1Feb84 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 City of Rio ? (CTL)

1Feb84 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 FTE Neptune ? (damaged)

16Feb84 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 al-Tariq Liberia (damaged)

16Feb84 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 al-Tariq (II) Liberia (damaged)

1Mar84 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 A.P.J. Ambika India (sunk)

1Mar84 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Sema G Turkey (CTL)

1Feb84 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Charming UK (stranded/CTL)

1Mar84 Bushehr Roads SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iran Eslami Iran (damaged)

27Mar84 40nm SW Khark Super Etendard IrAF AM.39 (FTE) Filikon L Greece (damaged)

27Mar84 al-Marjan/55nm SW Khark Super Etendard IrAF AM.39 Heyang Ilho South Korea (sunk)

27Mar84 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iapetos (II) Iran (CTL)

29Mar84 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Iran Dahr Iran (damaged)

18Apr84 Khark Super Etendard IrAF AM.39 Rover Star ? (damaged)

25Apr84 100nm NE Bahrain Super Etendard IrAF AM.39 Safina al-Arab Saudi Arabia (CTL)

27Apr84 Khark Super Etendard ?? FS AM.39 (FTE) Sea Eagle Liberia (damaged)

7May84 70nm SE Khark Super Etendard IrAF AM.39 al-Abood Saudi Arabia (CTL)

13May84 Khark Super Etendard IrAF 2xAM.39 Esperanza II (missile trap) Panama (CTL)

13May84 Khark Super Etendard ??FS/IrAF AM.39 Tabriz Iran (damaged)

13May84 85nm N Bahrain F-4E 61TFW/IRIAF 20mm/AIM-9P Umm Casbah Kuwait (damaged)

14May84 Khark Super Etendard ??FS/IrAF AM.39 Tabriz (II) Iran (damaged)

14May84 85nm N Bahrain F-4E 61TFW/IRIAF AGM-65A Bahrah Kuwait (damaged)

16May84 9nm N al-Jubayl F-4E 61TFW/IRIAF AIM- Yanbu Pride Kuwait (damaged)

18May84 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Fidelity Panama (sunk)

24May84 S Bushehr F-4E 61TFW/IRIAF AGM-65A Chemical Venture Liberia (damaged)

26May84 Bandar-e Khomeyni SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Savoy Dean Liberia (damaged)

31May84 Khark Super Etendard ?? FS AM.39 Atlanticos Liberia (damaged)

3Jun84 40nm S Khark Super Etendard IrAF AM.39 Buyuk Hun Turkey (CTL)

3Jun84 Khowr-e Musa Super Etendard IrAF AM.39 Giantkim Panama (beached/CTL)

10Jun84 Lavan Island F-4E 61TFW/IRIAF AGM-65A Kazimah Kuwait (damaged)

??Jun84 ? Super Etendard IrAF AM.39 Dashaki ? (sunk)

24Jun84 Khark Super Etendard IrAF AM.39 Alexander the Great ULCC Greece (CTL)

27Jun84 ?nm S Khark Super Etendard ??FS/IrAF AM.39 Tiburon Liberia (CTL)

27Jun84 ?nm S Khark F-4E 61TFW/IRIAF 2xAIM-9P Tiburon Switzerland/Liberia (CTL)

1Jul84 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 Alexandra Dyo BC Greece (CTL)

1Jul84 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 al-Kabeer (Note 7) Panama (stranded/CTL)

1Jul84 Khark SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 (miss) al-Tahir Cyprus (collision/CTL)

1Jul84 Khark SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 (miss) Five Oaks BC Panama (collision)

1Jul84 Khark SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 (miss) Sitia Venture BC Panama (collision)

1Jul84 Khark SA.321GV IrAF AM.39 (miss) Erne BC Panama (collision)

2Jul84 Khowr-e Musa SA.321GV IrAF 2xAM.39 Wonjin FR Korea/NIOC (CTL)

5Jul84 Lavan Island F-4E 61TFW/IRIAF 2xAGM-65A Primrose Japan (damaged)

10Jul84 85nm N Bahrain AB.212ASW IRINA AS.12 British Renown Gibraltar (damaged)

13Jul84 Khark Super Etendard ?? FS AM.39 (miss) Iran Eteghad Iran (damaged)

7Aug84 Khark Super Etendard ?? FS AM.39 (miss) Friendship L Cyprus (damaged)

15Aug84 Ras as Tannurah F-4E 61TFW/IRIAF AGM-65A (miss) Johar Pakistan

18Aug84 85nm N Bahrain F-4E 61TFW/IRIAF AGM-65A Endeavour Kuwait (damaged)

23Aug84