Iranian_1950s_stamp_showing_the_gunboat_Palang,_sunk_in_1941.jpg - Wikipedia

Summary

Description	English: Illustration of the Iranian gunboat Palang (Panther) shelled by the British Royal Navy during surprise attack on Iran, August 1941, as depicted on an Iranian 1950s era postage stamp. Note: The Iranian Babr -class gunboat Palang was built at Cantiere navale di Palermo, Italy, in 1931. It is not to be confused with the former U.S. Navy Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer USS Stormes (DD-780) that was sold to Iran in 1972 and also named Palang .
Date	1950s date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Source	Iran
Author	Iranian Government

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