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