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AL ASSARI light frigates (1968/1975)

Al Assari 1970

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
الحراسة [Al Hirasa] (ex-ÑÊÐ-95 [SKR-95]) 11, 2.1976- 1-508 39 Khabarovsk SYd, USSR 10.3.1967 15.5.1968 27.9.1968 // 5.1975 sunk as target 3.2018
الساري [Al Assari] (ex-ÑÊÐ-94 [SKR-94]) 12, 2.1976- 2-508 40 Khabarovsk SYd, USSR 1967 1968 31.10.1968 // 12.1975 sunk as target 15.4.2018
  

Displacement standard, t

1000

Displacement full, t

1160

Length, m

82.3

Breadth, m

9.20

Draught, m

2.93 mean 5.96 max

No of shafts

3

Machinery

CODAG, 2 M-2BE gas turbines + 1 61B-2 diesel

Power, h. p.

29400 (24000+5400)

Max speed, kts

29

Fuel, t

diesel / gas turbine oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

1800(14)

Armament

2 x 2 - 76/59 AK-726, 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 x 12 RBU-6000 Smerch-2 ASWRL, 1 DCR, 22 mines

Sensors

Fut-N, Fut-B, Don radars, MG-312IE Titan, MG-311 Vychegda sonars, Bizan'-4B ECM suite

Complement

106

Project history: Soviet export project 159AE.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Al Hirasa 2001

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