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MUSSA BEN NUSSAIR corvettes (1986/2017)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| موسى بن نصير [Mussa Ben Nussair] | F210 | CNR, Muggiano, Italy | 15.1.1982 | 16.12.1982 | 17.9.1986 // 8.2017 | in service (2019) | |
| طارق ابن زياد [Tariq Ibn Ziad] | F212 | CNR, Muggiano, Italy | 20.5.1982 | 8.7.1983 | 29.10.1986 // 8.2017 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 605 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 680 |
| Length, m | 57.8 pp 62.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.30 |
| Draught, m | 2.80 |
| No of shafts | 4 |
| Machinery | 4 MTU 20V956 TB92 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 24000 |
| Max speed, kts | 37 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 126 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 Otomat Mk 2 SSM (2 Otomat Mk 2), 1 x 4 Albatros SAM (7 Aspide), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 3 - 324 ILAS-3 TT, 1 helicopter (AB-212) |
| Electronic equipment | 3RM20, RAN-12L/X, 2x RTN-10X radars, Diodon sonar, INS-3, TQN-2 ECM suites, 2x SCLAR decoy RL, IPN-10 CCS |
| Complement | 51 |
Standard scale images
Mussa Ben Nussair 2017
Project history
Similar to Equadorian Esmeralda with telescopic hangar and landing pad for helicopter at cost of 4 Otomat SSMs. They were completed in 1986 but delivery was cancelled due to Iran-Iraq war and later aggression against Kuwait. In May 2014 the order for extensive refit was signed and in 2017 both ships arrived to Iraq onboard of cargo vessel Eide Trader.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
