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AL ZAHRAA amphibious transports (1983)


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Al Zahraa 1983

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
الزهراء [Al Zahraa] 426   Helsingør Værft, Helsingør, Denmark 7.7.1981 19.3.1982 18.3.1983 arrested 8.1990, never returned
خولة [Khawla] 428   Helsingør Værft, Helsingør, Denmark 19.11.1981 8.1982 7.1983 arrested 8.1990, never returned
بالقصص [Balquses] 429   Helsingør Værft, Helsingør, Denmark 21.4.1982 11.1982 10.1983 arrested 8.1990, never returned


Technical data


Displacement standard, t 
Displacement full, t5800
Length, m

96.1 pp 106.0 oa
Breadth, m

18.8
Draught, m

5.25
No of shafts

2
Machinery

2 MTU 12V1163 TB62 diesels
Power, h. p.

6000
Max speed, kts

15.5
Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armamenthelicopter deck
Military load3500 dwt, 250 troops
Electronic equipment

2x radars
Complement

35


Graphics


<i>Al Zahraa </i>1983
Al Zahraa 1983


Project history

Ro-ro cargo ships, modified with military features. 880m² vehicle cargo space, slewing ramp aft can handle 55t tanks, side ramps had 50t capacity.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

All three ships were arrested in various ports after Iraqi attack on Kuwait and never returned to the owner.