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AL MUNASSIR logistic support ship (1979)

Al Munassir 1985

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
المناصير [Al Munassir] L1   Broke Marine, Lowestoft, UK 4.7.1977 25.7.1978 3.4.1979 non-operational mid-1990s

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

2169

Length, m

81.3 pp 84.0 oa

Breadth, m

15.0

Draught, m

2.15 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Mirrless-Blackstone ESL8MGR diesels

Power, h. p.

2400

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

2500(12)

Armament

1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, helicopter deck

Military load 550 t cargo or 8 tanks, 188 troops

Electronic equipment

Decca TM1229 radar, Sea Archer e/o system

Complement

47

Project history: Equipped with bow doors and ramp for beaching. Bluff-bowed hull shape. Carried 16t travelling crane which spanned helicopter deck. Large helicopter deck can accommodate Sea King \ Commando helicopters.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Al Munassir 1979

 

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