Badr-class corvette
Class overview | |
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Name: | Badr class |
Builders: | Tacoma Boatbuilding, Tacoma, Washington, United States |
Operators: | Royal Saudi Navy |
In commission: | 1981-present |
Building: | 4 |
Completed: | 4 |
Active: | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Corvette |
Displacement: | 1,038 tons |
Length: | 245 ft (75 m) |
Beam: | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
Draught: | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
Installed power: | 1 GE LM-2500 gas turbine |
Propulsion: | 2 MTU 12V652 TB91 diesels |
Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement: | 75 |
Sensors and processing systems: | |
Electronic warfare & decoys: | SQ-32(V)1 ESM |
Armament: |
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The Badr class is a class of corvette built by the United States and operated by the Saudi Navy. The class has been relegated to a coastal defence role following the modernisation of the Saudi fleet. There are four vessels in service; Badr, Al Yarmook, Hitteen and Tabuk.
References
Watts, Anthony J. (2006). Jane's Warship Recognition Guide. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 258. ISBN 0-00-718327-5.
External links
Photo of RSN Badr (612) |
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