The Iranian ship Kharg is a supply and replenishment ship of the Iranian Navy, named after Kharg Island

Kharg Island

Kharg Island is a continental island in the Persian Gulf belonging to Iran. The island is located off the coast of Iran and northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. Administered by the adjacent coastal Bushehr Province, Kharg Island provides a sea port for the export of oil and extends Iranian...

. Built in Britain and launched in 1977, she was delivered to the Iranian Navy in 1984.

Kharg entered the Suez Canal

Suez Canal

The Suez Canal , also known by the nickname "The Highway to India", is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigation...

 on 22 February 2011, with the frigate Alvand

Iranian frigate Alvand

Iranian frigate Alvand , a British-made Vosper Mark V class frigate , was commissioned in 1971 as part of a four-ship order and is the lead ship of the class and flagship of the Iranian Navy....

, on a deployment reported to be a training mission to Latakia

Port of Latakia

The Port of Latakia is the main seaport in Syria. Located on the Mediterranean Sea in the city of Latakia. The port is the main route in Syria for containers, though it also handles a good deal of metals, machinery, chemicals and food stuffs. In 2004, 5.1m tonnes were unloaded and 1m tonnes were...

, Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

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