Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
المبرقعه [Al Mabrukah] (ex-السيد [Al Said]) | A1, 2003- Q30 | Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, UK | 7.4.1970 | 1971 // 4.1984 | to Cyprus 4.2017 (Αλάσια [Alasia]) |
Displacement standard, t |
785 |
Displacement full, t |
930 |
Length, m |
55.6 pp 61.5 oa |
Breadth, m |
10.7 |
Draught, m |
3.05 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Paxman Mk 12YJCM diesels |
Power, h. p. |
3350 |
Max speed, kts |
17 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(11.5) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 564, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, helicopter deck |
Electronic equipment | Decca TM1226 radar, Cutlass ECM suite, 2x Barricade decoy RL |
Complement |
34 + 37 passengers |
Project history: Royal yacht Al Said was ordered in 1969 and commissioned as the navy's first ship in 1971. In 1983-1984 she was rebuilt, receiving new accommodation arrangements, communication and EW suit and armament. Helicopter deck was enlarged. After conversion Al Mabrukah was rerated as fleet training ship. In 1997 she was reclassified as corvette.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Al Mabrukah 2003
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