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HITTIN frigates
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| حطين [Hittin] | F14 | CNR, Muggiano, Italy | 31.3.1982 | 27.7.1983 | 29.10.1994 // --- | commissioned by Italy (Artigliere) | |
| ذي قار [Thi Qar] | F15 | CNR, Muggiano, Italy | 3.9.1982 | 19.12.1984 | 4.1.1995 // --- | commissioned by Italy (Aviere) | |
| القادسية [Al Qadissiya] | F16 | CNR, Muggiano, Italy | 15.4.1983 | 31.3.1984 | 20.3.1996 // --- | commissioned by Italy (Granatiere) | |
| اليرموك [Al Yarmouk] | F17 | CNR, Riva Trigoso, Italy | 12.3.1984 | 20.6.1985 | 28.11.1995 // --- | commissioned by Italy (Bersagliere) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2213 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2525 |
| Length, m | 106.0 pp 113.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.0 |
| Draught, m | 3.84 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | CODOG: 2 General Electric-Fiat LM-2500 gas turbines / 2 GMT A230-20M diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 50000 / 7800 |
| Max speed, kts | 35 |
| Fuel, t | diesel / gas turbine oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3450(20.5) |
| Armament | 8 x 1 Teseo Mk 2 SSM (8 Otomat Mk 2), 1 x 8 Albatros SAM (8 Aspide), 1 x 1 - 127/54 OTO-Melara, 2 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact Twin 40, 2 x 3 - 324 ILAS-3 TT, 2 helicopters (AB-212) |
| Electronic equipment | 3RM20, RAN-11X, RAN-10S, 2x RTN-10XRCT, 2x RTN-20X radars, Edo 610E or Raytheon 1160B sonar, Lambda-F ECM suite, 2x SCLAR decoy RL, IPN-10 CCS |
| Complement | 185 |
Standard scale images
Hittin
Project history
Italian Lupo-class ships ordered in 1981. Building was delay by US objections to the sale of major components of LM-2500 gas turbines. Finally ships were completed in 1985 (first two), 1986 (one) and 1987 (one) but not delivered to Iraq because of a trade embargo imposed during the Iran-Iraq war. They laid at Muggiano and were finally released for delivery in 1990, but delivery did not take place because of Iraqi aggression against Kuwait. Finally ships were taken over by Italian Navy.
