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MINE WARFARE SHIPS

AL YARMOUK ocean minesweepers (1954-1955/1969)

Al Yarmouk 1970

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
اليرموك [Al Yarmouk] (ex-MT-89, ex-T-89) 465, later- 412 134 532 Yd, Kerch', USSR 16.5.1953 31.12.1953 29.4.1954 // 3.1969 sunk 1.1991
القادسية [Al Qadisia] (ex-MT-822, ex-T-822) 467, later- 417 47 532 Yd, Kerch', USSR 19.1.1955 21.6.1955 18.9.1955 // 3.1969 sunk 30.1.1991

 

Displacement standard, t

527

Displacement full, t

573

Length, m

58.0

Breadth, m

8.50

Draught, m

2.28

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 9D or 9DM diesels

Power, h. p.

2200

Max speed, kts

14

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

3200(10)

Armament

2 x 2 - 37/70 V-11/V-11M, 4 x 2 - 12.7/79, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (22), 16 - 8 mines (8 AMD-1000 or 10 KB-3 or 16 obr. 1908/39), MT-2 mechanical, TEM-52 magnetic, 2x BAT-2 acoustic minesweeping gear

Electronic equipment

Lin', Rym-K radars, Tamir-10 sonar

Complement

65

Project history: Former Soviet project 254K ocean minesweepers.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Al Yarmouk was sunk by NATO aircraft in January 1991, Al Qadisia was damaged by British helicopter 30.1.1991, beached and fired.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019