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AL BOOM fast attack craft (missile) (1984/1990)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ألبوم [Al Boom] (ex-ويجا [Weija]) | Lürssen, Vegesack, West Germany | 3.1982 | 26.4.1984 // 8.1990 | sunk 1-2/1991 | |||
| البتيل [Al Betteel] (ex-البتيل [Mashuwah]) | Lürssen, Vegesack, West Germany | 4.1982 | 26.4.1984 // 8.1990 | sunk 1-2/1991 | |||
| الصادي [Al Saadi] (ex-إستقلال [Istiqlal]) | Lürssen, Vegesack, West Germany | 9.8.1984 // 8.1990 | sunk 1-2/1991 | ||||
| الأحمدي [Al Ahmadi] | Lürssen, Vegesack, West Germany | 9.8.1984 // 8.1990 | sunk 1-2/1991 | ||||
| العبدلي [Al Abdali] (ex-المبارك [Al Mubareki]) | Lürssen, Vegesack, West Germany | 9.8.1984 // 8.1990 | sunk 1-2/1991 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 231 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 259 |
| Length, m | 42.3 wl 44.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.00 |
| Draught, m | 2.40 |
| No of shafts | 4 |
| Machinery | 4 MTU 16V538 TB92 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 15600 |
| Max speed, kts | 41.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1500(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 - 7.6/90 |
| Electronic equipment | Decca 1226, 9LV200 radars, Matilda ECM suite, Dagaie decoy RL |
| Complement | 32 |
Standard scale images
Al Boom 1990
Project history
Weija-class fast attack craft of TNC45 design, served in Kuwaiti Navy and captured in 1990 during the Iraqi invasion to Kuwait.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
All were sunk by Allied forces in January-February 1991.
