Al Mansur 1985
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
البشرى [Al Bushra] | B1 | Broke Marine, Lowestoft, UK | 22.1.1973 | foundered 28.11.1978 | |||
المنصور [Al Mansur] | B2 | Broke Marine, Lowestoft, UK | 26.3.1973 | stricken 1986 | |||
النجاح [Al Najah] | B3 | Broke Marine, Lowestoft, UK | 13.5.1973 | stricken 1983 |
Displacement standard, t |
135 |
Displacement full, t |
153 |
Length, m |
37.5 |
Breadth, m |
6.65 |
Draught, m |
1.65 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Paxman Ventura 16RP200 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
4800 |
Max speed, kts |
25 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
3250(12) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 564 |
Electronic equipment |
Decca TM916 radar |
Complement |
29 |
Project history: Ordered in 1971. Brooke Marine 37.5m class.
Modernizations: 1978, all: - 2 x 1 - 40/70, Decca TM916 radar; + 2 x 1 MM38 Exocet SSM (2 MM38), 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact Twin 40, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90, Decca 1229 radar, Sea Archer e/o system
Naval service: Al Bushra 28.11.1978 was washed off the delivery ship in the Bay of Biscay while shipped home after modernization.
Al Mansoor 1978
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