Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
الزهراء [Al Zahraa] | 426 | Helsingør Værft, Helsingør, Denmark | 7.7.1981 | 19.3.1982 | 18.3.1983 | arrested 8.1990, never returned | |
خولة [Khawla] | 428 | Helsingør Værft, Helsingør, Denmark | 19.11.1981 | 8.1982 | 7.1983 | arrested 8.1990, never returned | |
بالقصص [Balquses] | 429 | Helsingør Værft, Helsingør, Denmark | 21.4.1982 | 11.1982 | 10.1983 | arrested 8.1990, never returned |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement full, t |
5800 |
Length, m |
96.1 pp 106.0 oa |
Breadth, m |
18.8 |
Draught, m |
5.25 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 MTU 12V1163 TB62 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
6000 |
Max speed, kts |
15.5 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
helicopter deck |
Military load | 3500 dwt, 250 troops |
Sensors |
2x radars |
Complement |
35 |
Project history: Ro-ro cargo ships, modified with military features. 880m² vehicle cargo space, slewing ramp aft can handle 55t tanks, side ramps had 50t capacity.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: All three ships were arrested in various ports after Iraqi attack on Kuwait and never returned to the owner.
Al Zahraa 1983
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