Friday, March 12, 2010

Badar

IOC: 1981
Total Production: 4

Also Known As
Badr

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Lurssen

Guided Missiles:
RGM-84D Harpoon (8)

Power plant:
LM2500

Sensors & Communications:
SQS-56/DE1160B

Guns & Missile Launchers:
76/62 Compact
Mk 15 Phalanx Block 0

Protection Systems:
SLQ-32(V)1

Description: The Badar-class corvettes were designed in the United States by Tacoma shipyard for the US Navy and built in Germany by Lurssen shipyard for the Navy of Saudi Arabia between the late 1970s and early 1980s. These ships are well suited for anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) missions. Saudi Arabia took delivery of four ships between 1981 and 1983.

The Badar-class corvettes propulsion system combines two diesel cruise engines developing 3,058-shp and one LM2500 gas turbine for boost developing 23,000-shp. They are provided with SQS-56/DE1160B sonar, SPS-40B 2D air search radar, SLQ-32(V)1 electronic warfare system. The weapon system includes an OTO 76mm dual-purpose gun, one Phalanx gun system, two 20mm guns, one 81mm mortar, eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles, two 40mm grenade launchers, and two triple 12.75-in torpedo launchers.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 58

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 76 mm

Number of Weapons: 8

Dimensions: Beam 9.6 m, Draft 2.6 m, Length 75 m

Weights: Full Displacement 1,038 t

Performance: Cruise Speed 21 kt (39 kph), Top Speed 30 kt (56 kph)

Power: Cruise Power 3,058 shp, Power 23,000 shp

Operators

Saudi Arabia / 4

Ships

612 Badar

Commissioning: 1981

614 Al-Yarmook

Commissioning: 1982

616 Hitteen

Commissioning: 1982

618 Tabuk

Commissioning: 1983

Internet Resources
Badar

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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