F507 Ibn Marjid Frigate
مرسل: الثلاثاء أكتوبر 12, 2010 3:34 am
The only operational Frigate of the Iraqi Navy. Acquired from Yugoslavia in 1978
Displacement: 1850 tons
Length 317 feet
Beam 37 feet
Max Speed 27 kts
Armament:
Guns:
57 mm gun and 40 mm single barrel (1)
20 mm (4 quad) [not currently mounted]
Other:
Depth Charges
The Ibn Marjid (formerly the Ibn Khaldoum) is a Yugoslav-made Iraqi Yugoslav type frigate of 1850 tons displacement, fully loaded, launched in 1978. She is powered by one Rolls-Royce, Olympus TM 3B gas turbine rated at 22300 hp and two MTU 16V 956 TB 91 diesels rated at 7100 shp providing a top speed of 26 knots on gas and 20 knots on diesel and a range of 6400 km at 20 knots. She carries a crew of 93 plus 100 trainees. Armaments consist of the provision to carry four Aerospatiale SSM Exocet anti-ship missiles; one Bofors 57 mm/70 gun; one Bofors 40 mm/70 gun; eight Oerlikon 20 mm guns arranged in four twins; two 21 inch torpedo tubes and one depth-charge rail. The Ibn Marjid was mainly used as a training ship and as a transport during Iraq's war with Iran and was still operational in 1989, despite Iranian claims to have sunk it.
Displacement: 1850 tons
Length 317 feet
Beam 37 feet
Max Speed 27 kts
Armament:
Guns:
57 mm gun and 40 mm single barrel (1)
20 mm (4 quad) [not currently mounted]
Other:
Depth Charges
The Ibn Marjid (formerly the Ibn Khaldoum) is a Yugoslav-made Iraqi Yugoslav type frigate of 1850 tons displacement, fully loaded, launched in 1978. She is powered by one Rolls-Royce, Olympus TM 3B gas turbine rated at 22300 hp and two MTU 16V 956 TB 91 diesels rated at 7100 shp providing a top speed of 26 knots on gas and 20 knots on diesel and a range of 6400 km at 20 knots. She carries a crew of 93 plus 100 trainees. Armaments consist of the provision to carry four Aerospatiale SSM Exocet anti-ship missiles; one Bofors 57 mm/70 gun; one Bofors 40 mm/70 gun; eight Oerlikon 20 mm guns arranged in four twins; two 21 inch torpedo tubes and one depth-charge rail. The Ibn Marjid was mainly used as a training ship and as a transport during Iraq's war with Iran and was still operational in 1989, despite Iranian claims to have sunk it.