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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NAVY (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

COASTAL FORCES

ARDHANA patrol boats (1975-1976)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
أرضنا [Ardhana] P1101, 2001- P3301   Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, UK   7.3.1975 24.6.1975 in service (2020)
زرارة [Zurara] P1102, 2001- P3302   Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, UK   13.6.1975 14.8.1975 in service (2020)
معربا [Murban] P1103, 2001- P3303   Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, UK   15.9.1975 16.9.1975 in service (2020)
الغليان [Al Ghulian] P1104, 2001- P3304   Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, UK   16.9.1975 16.9.1975 in service (2020)
ردوم [Radoom] P1105, 2001- P3305   Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, UK   15.12.1975 1.7.1976 in service (2020)
غانظا [Ghanadhah] P1106, 2001- P3306   Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, UK   1.3.1976 1.7.1976 in service (2020)

 

Displacement standard, t

110

Displacement full, t

140

Length, m

31.5 pp 33.5 oa

Breadth, m

6.40

Draught, m

1.70

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Paxman Valenta RP200M diesels

Power, h. p.

5400

Max speed, kts

29

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

1800(14)

Armament

1 x 2 - 30/75 A32, 1 x 1 - 20/80 A41A

Electronic equipment

Decca TM1226 radar

Complement

26

Project history: Vosper Thornycroft 110ft class. Round bilge steel hull construction. Built for Abu Dhabi, transferred to UAE Navy in 1977.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Al Ghulian 1997

© Ivan Gogin, 2020