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RAMADAN fast attack craft (missile) (1981-1982)

Ramadan 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
رمضان [Ramadan] 561, 1987- 670   Vosper Thornycroft, Portchester, UK 23.11.1978 6.9.1979 20.7.1981 in service (2019)
خيبر [Khyber] 562, 1987- 672   Vosper Thornycroft, Portchester, UK 26.2.1979 31.1.1980 15.9.1981 in service (2019)
القادسية [El Kadessaya] 563, 1987- 674   Vosper Thornycroft, Portchester, UK 23.4.1979 19.2.1980 6.4.1982 in service (2019)
اليرموك [El Yarmouk] 564, 1987- 676   Vosper Thornycroft, Portchester, UK 16.5.1979 12.6.1980 18.5.1982 in service (2019)
بدر [Badr] 565, 1987- 678   Vosper Thornycroft, Portchester, UK 29.9.1979 17.6.1981 17.6.1982 in service (2019)
حطين [Hettein] 566, 1987- 680   Vosper Thornycroft, Portchester, UK 1.3.1980 25.11.1980 28.10.1982 in service (2019)

 

 

Displacement standard, t

262

Displacement full, t

312

Length, m

4.0 pp 52.0 oa

Breadth, m

7.60

Draught, m

1.90 hull

No of shafts

4

Machinery

4 MTU 20V538 TB91 diesels

Power, h. p.

16000

Max speed, kts

35

Fuel, t

diesel oil 43

Endurance, nm(kts)

2000(16)

Armament

4 x 1 Otomat SSM (4 Otomat), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact Twin 40

Sensors

S810, S820, 2x ST802 radars, Cutlass, Cygnus ECM suites, 4x Protean decoy RL, CAAIS CCS

Complement

31

Project history: Ordered in 1977 to a design derived from the RH Tenacity class. They received very advanced Sapphire fire control system with 2x ST802 radars and 2x Laurence Scott OFD and CAAIS CCS.

Modernizations: 2003-2008, all: - 4 x 1 Otomat Mk 1 SSM, CAAIS CCS; + 4 x 1 Otomat Mk 2 SSM (4 Otomat Mk 2), Nautis 3 CCS

Naval service: No significant events.

El Yarmouk 2006

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