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Al Muharraq 2008

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
المنامة [Al Manama]	50		Lürssen, Vegesack, West Germany		1986	14.12.1987	in service (2020)
المحرق [Al Muharraq]	51		Lürssen, Vegesack, West Germany		1986	3.2.1988	in service (2020)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	536
Displacement full, t	632
Length, m	59.9 pp 63.0 oa
Breadth, m	9.30
Draught, m	2.90
No of shafts	4
Machinery	4 MTU 20V538 TB93 diesels
Power, h. p.	19600
Max speed, kts	34
Fuel, t	diesel oil 120
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(16)
Armament	2 x 2 MM40 Exocet SSM (4 MM40), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact Twin 40, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 1 helicopter (AS.365F)
Electronic equipment	Decca 1226, 9LV331 (9LV200 radar with e/o system), Sea Giraffe 50HC radars, 2x Panda Mk 2 e/o systems, Cygnus, Cutlass B-1 ECM suites, 2x Dagaie decoy RL
Complement	43

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Project history

Small craft, versatile missile corvettes armed also with helicopter. Big after superstructure under the helicopter deck contains helicopter hangar and a lift. Can serve as leadres for FAC squadrons providing over-horizon targeting for SSMs using the helicopter.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.