Sabhan 1990
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| سبحان [Sabhan] | Lürssen, Vegesack, West Germany | 9.8.1984 // 8.1990 | sunk 1-2/1991 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
353 |
|
Displacement full, t |
425 |
|
Length, m |
54.4 wl 58.1 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
7.62 |
|
Draught, m |
2.83 |
|
No of shafts |
4 |
|
Machinery |
4 MTU 16V956 TB91 diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
18000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
36 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
1300(30) |
|
Armament |
2 x 2 MM40 Exocet SSM (4 MM40), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact Twin 40, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90, mines |
|
Sensors |
Decca 1226, 9LV200, S810 radars, Matilda ECM suite, Dagaie decoy RL |
|
Complement |
39 |
Project history: Istiqlal-class fast attack craft of FPB57 design, served in Kuwaiti Navy and captured in 1990 during the Iraqi invasion to Kuwait.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Sabhan was sunk by Allied forces in January-February 1991.
© Ivan Gogin, 2019