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TNC 45

Total Production: 25

Also Known As
Ahmed Al Fateh
Al Sanbouk
Baniyas
Intrepida

Origin
Germany

Contractor/s
Lurssen

Guided Missiles:
MM38 Exocet (4)
MM40 Exocet (4)

Sensors & Communications:
Sea Giraffe 50

Guns & Missile Launchers:
76/62 Compact

Description: The TNC 45 is a class of missile boats designed and built by Lurssen Shipyard in Germany to operate in the littoral environment. Lurssen delivered 25 boats to several Navies worldwide in the 1970s and 1980s. These ships have been designed to perform anti-surface warfare (ASuW) utilizing two/four MM38/40 Exocet anti-ship missiles and a 76mm OTO dual-purpose gun. Besides, these ships are fitted with two 7.62mm machine guns and one 40mm anti-aircraft gun. The propulsion system is based on four diesel engines developing 13,000-shp and allowing a top speed in excess of 41 knots. The ship also includes Sea Giraffe 50 air and surface search radar, or an alternative radar, along with fire control system, jammer and chaff dispenser.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 32

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 76 mm

Number of Weapons: 4

Dimensions: Beam 7 m, Draft 2.5 m, Length 44.9 m

Weights: Full Displacement 259 t

Performance: Top Speed 42 kt (77 kph)

Power: Power 13,000 shp

Operators

see operators map

Argentina / 2

boats fitted with two Exocet missiles

Bahrain / 4

Kuwait / 1

United Arab Emirates / 6

Ships

P85 Intrepida

Commissioning: 1974

P86 Indomita

Commissioning: 1974

20 Ahmed Al Fateh

Commissioning: 1984

21 Al Jaberi

Commissioning: 1984

22 Abdul Rahman Al-Fadel

Commissioning: 1986

23 Sabah

Commissioning: 1989

P4505 Al Sanbouk

Commissioning: 1984

P4501 Baniyas

Commissioning: 1980

P4502 Marban

Commissioning: 1980

P4503 Rodqum

Commissioning: 1981

P4504 Shaheen

Commissioning: 1981

P4505 Saqar

Commissioning: 1981

P4506 Tarif

Commissioning: 1981

Internet Resources
TNC 45

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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