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was intended as 720 long tons (730 t), but the ships were completed significantly overweight, and were recorded as displacing 903 long tons (917 t) standard and 1,038 long tons (1,055 t) full load in 1995. They are powered by one
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minesweepers and amphibious warfare ships. As part of this programme, on 30 August 1977, an order was placed with the
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is fitted above the ship's bridges. SQS-56 hull-mounted sonar is carried to direct the ships' torpedo tubes.
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role following the modernisation of the Saudi fleet. There are four vessels in service;
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rated at 23,000 shaft horsepower (17,000 kW) and two MTU 12V625 TB91
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anti-ship missiles, with a gun armament of a single
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One FMC/OTO Melara 3-inch (76 mm)/62 Mk 75 Mod 0 gun
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719:. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press.
700:. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press.
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Class of
American-built corvettes of the Saudi Navy
715:Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995).
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354:. The class has been relegated to a
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191:30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
159:31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
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28:Saudi Arabian missile corvette
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821:Ships of the Royal Saudi Navy
736:Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80
738:. London: Jane's Yearbooks.
647:Gardiner & Chumbley 1995
615:Gardiner & Chumbley 1995
393:Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
238:Sperry Mk 92 (fire control)
61:Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
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696:Baker, A. D., ed. (1998).
467:Mark 92 fire control radar
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734:Moore, John, ed. (1979).
288:One GE/GD 20 mm 6-barrel
183:2 MTU 12V652 TB91 diesels
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175:1 GE LM-2500 gas turbine
794:Photo of RSN Badr (612)
455:Mk 19 grenade launchers
436:Combined Diesel and Gas
425:General Electric LM2500
235:SPS-55 (surface search)
151:245 ft (75 m)
125:General characteristics
350:and operated by the
228:SPS-40B (Air search)
260:Electronic warfare
397:Tacoma, Washington
214:processing systems
65:Tacoma, Washington
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592:Originally
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558:19 May 1980
542:Originally
539:10 May 1982
536:13 May 1980
517:Originally
508:30 May 1979
428:gas turbine
321:Loral Hycor
805:Categories
680:Baker 1998
632:Moore 1979
602:References
526:Al Yarmook
486:Laid down
367:Al Yarmook
352:Saudi Navy
301:One 81 mm
204:Complement
180:Propulsion
143:1,038 tons
489:Launched
483:Pennant
410:, with a
109:Completed
75:Operators
756:(2006).
344:corvette
296:Oerlikon
270:Armament
250:Raytheon
226:Lockheed
134:Corvette
101:Building
57:Builders
551:Hitteen
443:Harpoon
416:draught
373:Hitteen
280:Harpoon
233:Cardion
164:Draught
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303:mortar
275:Eight
220:Radars
148:Length
117:Active
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594:PCG 4
576:Tabuk
569:PCG 3
544:PCG 2
519:PCG 1
480:Name
473:Ships
379:Tabuk
340:class
338:is a
336:class
243:Sonar
196:Range
188:Speed
52:class
762:ISBN
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702:ISBN
501:Badr
461:for
412:beam
404:Badr
376:and
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334:Badr
331:The
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231:ISC
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130:Type
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