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IRAQI NAVY (IRAQ)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

AL ZAHRAA amphibious transports (1983)

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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