Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Um al Almaradim

IOC: 1998
Total Production: 8

Origin
France

Guided Missiles:
Sea Skua (4)

Description: The Ulm al Almaradim-class missile boats have been designed to engage surface targets utilizing Sea Skua surface-to-surface anti-ship missiles. In addition to Sea Skua missiles, these boats are provided with a 40mm anti-aircraft gun, one 20mm gun and two 12.7mm machine guns. The propulsion system consists of two diesel engines developing 4,000-hp and a maximum speed of 30 knots. Eight boats were built in France and commissioned by the Kuwait Navy between 1998 and 2000.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 29

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 40 mm

Number of Weapons: 4

Dimensions: Beam 8.2 m, Draft 1.8 m, Length 42 m

Weights: Full Displacement 250 t

Performance: Top Speed 30 kt (56 kph)

Power: Power 4,000 hp

Operators

Kuwait / 8

Ships

P3711 Um Al Maradim

Commissioning: 1998

P3712 Ouha

Commissioning: 1998

P3713 Failaka

Commissioning: 1998

P3714 Maskan

Commissioning: 1998

P3715 Al Ahmadi

Commissioning: 1999

P3716 Al Faheheel

Commissioning: 1999

P3717 Al Yarmook

Commissioning: 2000

P3718 Garoh

Commissioning: 2000

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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