USS Zellars

	USS Zellars (DD-777) off the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 23 January 1945
History
United States
Name	Zellars
Namesake	Lt. (j.g.) Thomas Edward Zellars
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle
Laid down	24 December 1943
Launched	19 July 1944
Commissioned	25 October 1944
Decommissioned	19 March 1971
Stricken	19 March 1971
Identification	DD-777
Fate	To Iran 12 October 1973
Iran
Name	Babr
Namesake	Caspian tiger
Acquired	19 March 1971
Commissioned	12 October 1973
Identification	DDG-7 then D61
Fate	Non-operational since 1994; to be scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Displacement	2,200 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	40 ft (12.19 m)
Draft	15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers;
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km); at 15 knots (28 km/h);
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5-inch (127 mm)/38 DP guns,; 12 × 40 mm AA guns,; 11 × 20 mm AA guns,; 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes,; 6 × depth charge projectors,; 2 × depth charge tracks;
General characteristics as Babr, 1989
Class & type	FRAM II Allen M. Summner class
Displacement	2,388 tons standard; 3,254 tons full;
Length	376 ft 5 in (114.73 m)
Beam	41 ft (12.50 m)
Draft	21 ft 4 in (6.50 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers;
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	3,740 nmi (6,930 km); at 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h);
Complement	290
Sensors &; processing systems	AN/SPS-29C air search radar; AN/SPS-10B surface search radar; AN/SQS-43 sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	AN/WLR-1 electronic support measures; AN/ULQ-6 electronic countermeasure;
Armament	4 × Standard SM-1MR SAM launchers with 8 missiles,; 4 × 5-inch (127 mm)/38 DP guns,; 4 × 14.5 mm AA guns,; 6 × 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedo,; 2 × Hedgehog Mk 10 ASW mortars;
Aircraft carried	1 × Agusta AB 204AS helicopter
Notes

USS Zellars (DD-777), was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy.

History
USS Zellars (DD-777) off the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 23 January 1945
United States
Name	Zellars
Namesake	Lt. (j.g.) Thomas Edward Zellars
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle
Laid down	24 December 1943
Launched	19 July 1944
Commissioned	25 October 1944
Decommissioned	19 March 1971
Stricken	19 March 1971
Identification	DD-777
Fate	To Iran 12 October 1973
Iran
Name	Babr
Namesake	Caspian tiger
Acquired	19 March 1971
Commissioned	12 October 1973
Identification	DDG-7 then D61
Fate	Non-operational since 1994; to be scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Displacement	2,200 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	40 ft (12.19 m)
Draft	15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW) 2 propellers
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5-inch (127 mm)/38 DP guns, 12 × 40 mm AA guns, 11 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks
General characteristics as Babr, 1989
Class & type	FRAM II Allen M. Summner class
Displacement	2,388 tons standard 3,254 tons full
Length	376 ft 5 in (114.73 m)
Beam	41 ft (12.50 m)
Draft	21 ft 4 in (6.50 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW) 2 propellers
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	3,740 nmi (6,930 km) at 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)
Complement	290
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPS-29C air search radar AN/SPS-10B surface search radar AN/SQS-43 sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/WLR-1 electronic support measures AN/ULQ-6 electronic countermeasure
Armament	4 × Standard SM-1MR SAM launchers with 8 missiles, 4 × 5-inch (127 mm)/38 DP guns, 4 × 14.5 mm AA guns, 6 × 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedo, 2 × Hedgehog Mk 10 ASW mortars
Aircraft carried	1 × Agusta AB 204AS helicopter
Notes