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ROYAL NAVY OF OMAN (OMAN)

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NASR AL BAHR tank landing ship (1985)

Nasr Al Bahr 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
نصر البحر [Nasr Al Bahr] L2, 2003- A2   Broke Marine, Lowestoft, UK 1983 16.5.1984 6.2.1985 in service (2020)

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

2500

Length, m

80.0 pp 93.0 oa

Breadth, m

15.5

Draught, m

2.60

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Paxman Valents 18RP200 diesels

Power, h. p.

7800

Max speed, kts

16

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

5000(15)

Armament

1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact Twin 40, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck

Military load 2 LCVP, 650 t cargo or 7 tanks, 240 troops

Electronic equipment

Decca 1226, Decca 1290 radars, 9LV100, Lynx e/o systems, 2x SuperBarricade decoy RL

Complement

108

Project history: Sister-ship of Algerian Kalaat class, ordered in 1982. Has 75.0x7.4m vehicle deck equipped with 18.0x5.0m bow and 4.0x5.0m stern ramps. 16 t travelling crane, 2 Sea Truck type LCVPs are handled by them. Helicopter deck can accommodate Sea King / Commando or Super Puma helicopter.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Nasr Al Bahr 2010

 

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