World Navies Today: Bahrain

Revised 21 October 2001
Version 1.06
Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan
World Navies Today Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/


This list includes all surface combatants, submarines, mine warfare
vessels and patrol craft over 100 tons displacement, and all amphibious
ships and auxiliaries over 500 tons displacement.  Non-self-propelled
craft and vessels without seagoing capability are not included. 

Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are
listed in [brackets].  Navigation and surface-search radars are not
listed.  All designations & classifications are unofficial; they may or
may not correspond to "official" designations.


Surface Combatants
Patrol Craft



Surface Combatants
Sabha (Perry class) frigate
 
Displacement: approx, 3,700 tons full load
Dimensions: 135.5 x 13.5 x 6.5 meters (445 x 45 x 22 feet)
Propulsion: 2 LM2500 gas turbines, 1 shaft, 40,000 shp, 29 knots
Crew: 116
Aviation: aft helicopter deck with dual hangars; 2 AS.365F Dauphin
Radar: SPS-49(V)4 2-D air search
Sonar: SQS-56 keel, SQR-18A towed
Fire Control: Mk 13 weapons control, Mk 92 and SPG-60 STIR missile control
EW: SLQ-32(V)2 passive intercept 
Armament: 1 Mk 13 missile launcher (40 SM-1MR + Harpoon SSM), 1 76 mm 
   OTO DP, 1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 triple 12.75 inch torpedo tubes
	Ex-USN.  Nominally the most powerful warship in the
	Middle East.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
90	Sabha				1981/96	Mina Sulman	Ex-FFG 24


Patrol Craft
Al Manama class (FPB 62 type) small helicopter corvettes
Displacement: 632 tons full load
Dimensions: 62.95 x 9.3 x 2.6 meters (206.5 x 30.5 x 8.5 feet)
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 4 shafts, 19,600 bhp, 32 knots
Crew: 43
Aviation: aft helicopter deck with internal hangar; 1 Dauphin helo
Radar: Sea Giraffe 50HC air/surf search
Fire Control: DRBC-51C missile control
EW: Cutlass RDL-2 intercept, Cygnus jammer, 2 Dagaie decoy
Armament: 4 MM40 Exocet SSM, 1 76 mm OTO DP, 1 dual 40 mm AA,
   2 20 mm 
	Small but very well armed and highly capable corvettes.
	Built in Germany.  They are in need of refit.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
50	Al Manama			1988	Mina Sulman	
51	Al Muharraq			1988	Mina Sulman

Ahmed Al Fateh class (TNC 45 type) missile boats
Displacement: 259 tons full load
Dimensions: 44.9 x 7 x 2.46 meters (147 x 23 x 8 feet)
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 4 shafts, 13,460 bhp, 40.5 knots
Crew: 36
Fire Control: PEAB 9LV200 gun/missile control
EW: Cutlass RDL-2 intercept, 1 Dagaie chaff
Armament: 4 MM40 Exocet, 1 76 mm OTO DP, 1 dual 40 mm AA, 2 7.62 mm MG
	Built in Germany.  The boats are being overhauled.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
20	Ahmed Al Fateh			1984	Mina Sulman
21	Al Jaberi			1984	Mina Sulman
22	Abdul Rahman Al-Fadel		1986	Mina Sulman
23	Sabah				1989	Mina Sulman

Al Riffa class (FPB 38 type) patrol boats
Displacement: 205 tons full load 
Dimensions: 38.5 x 7 x 2.2 meters (126 x 23 x 7 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shats, 9,000 bhp, 34 knots
Crew: 27
Armament: 1 dual 40 mm AA, 2 mine rails
	German built.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
10	Al Riffa			1982	Mina Sulman
11	Hawar				1982	Mina Sulman