Assad-class corvette
Iraqi naval vessel
title: "Assad-class corvette" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["corvette-classes", "corvettes-of-the-iraqi-navy", "ships-built-by-fincantieri", "ships-built-in-italy", "corvettes-of-the-libyan-navy", "iraq–italy-military-relations"] description: "Iraqi naval vessel" topic_path: "history/military" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assad-class_corvette" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Iraqi naval vessel ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| sclass | 2 |
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | Assad Al Tadjier corvette.jpg |
| image_caption | Al Tadjier underway in 1983 |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/class overview |
| name | Assad class |
| operators | * |
| subclasses | |
| built_range | 1981-1988 |
| in_commission_range | 1995-present |
| total_ships_planned | 10 |
| total_ships_completed | 10 |
| total_ships_active | 2 |
| total_ships_laid_up | 1 |
| total_ships_lost | 2 |
| total_ships_retired | 5 |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| type | Corvette |
| displacement | *600 tons standard |
| length | 62.3 m |
| beam | 9.3 m |
| draft | 2.8 m |
| propulsion | 4 shaft MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines, 24,400 hp |
| speed | 37.5 kn |
| range | 4000 nmi at 18 kn |
| complement | 51 |
| armament | *1- Otobreda 76 mm |
| :: |
|sclass=2 |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=Assad Al Tadjier corvette.jpg |image_caption=Al Tadjier underway in 1983
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|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=Corvette |displacement=*600 tons standard
- 675 tons full load |length= 62.3 m |beam= 9.3 m |height= |draft= 2.8 m |power= |propulsion=4 shaft MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines, 24,400 hp |speed= 37.5 kn |range= 4000 nmi at 18 kn |endurance= |boats= |troops= |complement=51 |sensors= |EW= |armament=*1- Otobreda 76 mm
- 2 - 40 mm Breda Dardo guns
- 2 - 35mm Oerlikon cannon (Libya) in a single powered twin turret
- 1 Surface-to-air-missile - Albatros Selenia Aspide (1 × 4)
- 6 Otomat anti-ship missiles
- 6 - ASW torpedo tubes |armor= |aircraft= |aircraft_facilities= |notes=
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 due to embargoes by the Italian government.
Four of the six ships were sold to the Malaysian Navy as 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. 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.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Otomat_anti-ship_missile.JPEG" caption="Otomat missile launch from an Al Assad class ship"] ::
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.
Ships of the class
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| Pennant number | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status | Notes | Flag of the Iraqi Navy (pre-2003).svg – Assad class ( 6 vessels ) | – Assad class ( 4 vessels ) | – Laksamana class ( 4 vessels ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F210 | Musa ibn Nusayr | Fincantieri | 5 July 1983 | June 2017 | Sunk | Laid up in La Spezia after completion due to arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991 on Iraq. Delivered on 22 May 2017, 26 years after ordered. Sunk in Iraq Naval base in port of Umm Qasr in 2023. | |||
| F212 | Tariq ibn Ziyad | Fincantieri | 5 July 1983 | June 2017 | Laid Up | Laid up in La Spezia after completion due to arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991 on Iraq. Delivered on 22 May 2017, 26 years after ordered. Laid up in Umm Qasr Port. | |||
| F214 | Abdullah ibn Abi Serh | Fincantieri | 5 July 1983 | NA | NA | Never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991. Purchased by Royal Malaysian Navy. | |||
| F216 | Khalid ibn al Walid | Fincantieri | 5 July 1983 | NA | NA | Never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991. Purchased by Royal Malaysian Navy. | |||
| F218 | Saad ibn abi Wakkad | Fincantieri | 30 December 1983 | NA | NA | Never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991. Purchased by Royal Malaysian Navy. | |||
| F220 | Salah Aldin Ayoobi | Fincantieri | 30 March 1984 | NA | NA | Never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991. Purchased by Royal Malaysian Navy. | |||
| Al Tadjier | Fincantieri | 1977 | Destroyed | Sunk by US Navy aircraft. | |||||
| Al Tougour | Fincantieri | 1977 | Scrapped | Scrapped in 1993. | |||||
| Al Kalij | Fincantieri | 1979 | Scrapped | Scrapped in 1993. | |||||
| Al Hudud | Fincantieri | 1979 | Scrapped | Scrapped in 1993. | |||||
| F134 | Fincantieri | 5 July 1983 | 28 July 1997 | Active | Launched as Khalid ibn al Walid (F216) intended for Iraqi Navy but were never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991. | ||||
| F135 | Fincantieri | 30 December 1983 | 28 July 1997 | Decommissioned | Launched as Saad ibn abi Wakkad (F218) intended for Iraqi Navy but were never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991. Decommissioned in 2025. | ||||
| F136 | Fincantieri | 5 July 1983 | July 1999 | Active | Launched as Abdullah ibn Abi Serh (F214) intended for Iraqi Navy but were never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991. | ||||
| F137 | Fincantieri | 30 March 1984 | July 1999 | Decommissioned | Launched as Salah Aldin Ayoobi (F220) intended for Iraqi Navy but were never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991. Decommissioned in 2025. | ||||
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References
Notes
Bibliography
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
References
- (12 October 1990). "Iraq's Would-Be Navy Stuck in Italian Riviera".
- [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3738/is_200506/ai_n13644073 Iraqi Navy to Receive Saddam-Era Corvettes from Italian Firm. Sea Power. Find Articles at BNET]
- (2023-09-07). "MUSA IBN NUSAYR F210".
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