Assad-class corvette
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 Al Tadjier underway in 1983
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Assad class |
| Operators | |
| Built | 1981– |
| In commission | 1995– |
| Planned | 10 |
| Completed | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 62.3 m (204 ft) |
| Beam | 9.3 m (31 ft) |
| Draft | 2.8 m (9.2 ft) |
| Propulsion | 4 shaft MTU diesel engines, 24,400 hp (18,200 kW) |
| Speed | 37.5 knots (69.5 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 51 |
| Armament |
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The Assad-class corvette were originally built for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War, by Fincantieri in Italy. Six ships were ordered in 1981. They were completed just before Operation Desert Storm, and were never delivered because of the UN arms embargo.[citation needed] Four of the six ships were sold to the Malaysian Navy as Template:Sclass2-s in 1995. The two remaining ships were laid up in La Spezia from 1990, but in 2005 it was announced they would be delivered to the New Iraqi Navy.[1] The deal, however was later cancelled due to the condition of the ships upon inspection. On 19 May 2017, it was reported that the remaining two vessels would be delivered to the Iraq Navy after 26 years. They eventually left La Spezia on a semi-submersible carrier Eide Trader on 22 May and reached Iraq in June 2017.
The Libyan Navy operated four craft but their fate is unknown. Al Tadjier is believed to have been destroyed by US Navy aircraft. The other ships that served with the Libyan navy were Al Tougour, Al Kalij and Al Hudud. All the ships entered service between 1977 and 1979. All the remaining ships were scrapped in 1993.
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- Conway's All the Worlds Fighting Ships 1947-1995