World Navies Today: Saudi Arabia

Revised 24 March 2002
Version 1.07
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
Mine Countermeasures Vessels
Auxiliaries



Surface Combatants
Arriyad class frigates
 
Displacement: 4,650 tons full load
Dimensions: 133 x 17 x 4.4 meters
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 31,800 bhp, 25 knots
Crew: 180
Aviation: Aft helicopter deck and hangar; 2 Dauphin helos
Radar: DRBV-26D early warning
Sonar: Spherion bow mounted, CAPTAS 20 towed array
Fire Control: Arabel missile control
EW: DR-3000S2 intercept, Dagaie decoy RL
Armament: 8 MM40 Exocet SSM, 16 cell ASTER VLS, 2 6-cell Sadral SAM 
   (Mistral missiles), 1 76mm OTO DP, 2 30 mm AA, 2 12.7 mm MG, 4 21 
   inch torpedo tubes.
	French-built frigates to a modified Lafayette-class design,

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport	Notes
[812	Arriyad			2002	trials]
[814	Makkah			2003	building]
[?	?			2005	building]

Al Madinah class frigates
Displacement: 2,610 tons full load
Dimensions: 115 x 12.5 x 4.65 meters (377 x 41 x 15 feet)
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 32,500 bhp, 30 knots
Crew: 179
Aviation: aft helicopter deck and hangar; 1 Dauphin helo
Radar: DRBV-15 air search
Sonar: TSM 2630 hull, TSM 2630 VDS
Fire Control: 1 Castor II missile control
EW: DR4000S intercept, Janet jammer, 2 Dagaie decoy
Armament: 8 Otomat SSM, 1 8-cell Crotale SAM (26 missiles total),
   1 100mm/44 DP, 2 40 mm AA, 4 torpedo tubes
	French built, recently modernized in France.

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport	Notes
702	Al Madinah		1985	RED	Jeddah
704	Hofouf			1985	RED	Jeddah
706	Abha			1986	RED	Jeddah
708	Taif			1986	RED	Jeddah


Patrol Craft
Badr class large missile corvettes
Displacement: 1,038 tons full load
Dimensions: 74.68 x 9.6 x 2.59 meters (245 x 31.5 x 8.5 feet)
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 cruise diesels, 3,058 bhp, 21 knots; 1
   LM2500 gas turbine, 23,000 shp, 30 knots
Crew: 58
Radar: SPS-40B 2-D air search
Sonar: SQS-56/DE1160B hull
Fire Control: Mk 92 gun control
EW: SLQ-32(V)1 intercept
Armament: 8 Harpoon SSM, 1 76 mm OTO DP, 1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS,
   2 20 mm, 1 81 mm mortar, 2 40 mm grenade launchers, 2 triple 12.75
   inch torpedo tubes
	US-built corvettes.

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport	Notes
612	Badr			1981	PG	Jubail
614	Al-Yarmook		1982	PG	Jubail
616	Hitteen			1982	PG	Jubail
618	Tabuk			1983	PG	Jubail

As-Siddiq class large missile boats
Displacement: 495 tons full load
Dimensions: 58.02 x 8.08 x 1.95 meters (190 x 26.5 x 6 feet)
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 cruise diesels, 3,058 bhp, 16 knots; 1
   LM2500 gas turbine, 23,000 shp, 34 knots
Crew: 38
Fire Control: Mk 92 gun control
EW: SLQ-32(V)1 intercept
Armament: 4 Harpoon SSM, 1 76 mm OTO, 1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS,
   2 20 mm, 1 81 mm mortar, 2 40 mm grenade launchers, 2 triple 12.75
   inch torpedo tubes
	US-built patrol boats; carry nearly the same armament as the
	corvettes listed above. 

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport	Notes
511	As-Siddiq		1980	PG	Jubail
513	Al-Faroug		1981	PG	Jubail	
515	Abdul-Aziz		1981	PG	Jubail
517	Faisal			1981	PG	Jubail
519	Khalid			1982	RED	Jeddah
521	Amr			1982	RED	Jeddah
523	Tariq			1982	PG	Jubail
525	Oqbah			1982	PG 	Jubial
527	Abu Obaidah		1982	PG	Jubail

Addiriyah (Bluebird) class patrol minesweepers
Displacement: 407 tons full load 
Dimensions: 46.63 x 8.29 x 4.06 meters (152 x 27 x 13 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,200 bhp, 14 knots
Crew: 39
Sonar: SQQ-14 minehunting
Armament: 2 20 mm
	US-built coastal mineswwepers used mostly as patrol boats.
	Possibly discarded.

Number	Name			Year 		Homeport	Notes
412	Addiriyah		1978	RED	Jeddah
414	Al-Quysumah		1978	PG	Jubail
416	Al-Wadeeah		1978	PG	Jubail
418	Safwa			1978	PG	Jubail


Mine Countermeasures Vessels
Al Jawf (Sandown) class minehunters
 
Displacement: 480 tons full load
Dimensions: 52.50 x 10.50 x 2.3 meters (172 x 34.5 x 7.5 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,500 bhp, 12 knots
Crew: 34 
Sonar: Nautilus M minehunting, 2 PAP-104 ROV
Armament: 1 dual 35 mm AA
	Variant of a UK design, UK built.  Option for three more
	was not taken up.

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport	Notes
420	Al Jawf			1991
422	Shaqra			1993
424	Al Kharj		1994


Auxiliaries
Boraida class small replenishment oilers
Displacement: 10,500 tons trials
Dimensions: 135 x 18.7 x 7 meters (443 x 61 x 23 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 13,200 bhp, 20.5 knots
Crew: 140 + 55 cadets
Aviation: aft helicopter deck and hangars for 2 helicopters
Cargo: 4,350 diesel fuel, 350 tons aviation fuel, 140 tons water,
   100 tons provisions, 100 tons munitions, 70 tons stores
Armament: 2 dual 40 mm
	French-designed & built replenishment ships.  Both recently
	overhauled in France.
	
Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport	Notes
902	Boraida			1984
904	Yunbou			1985

Abdul Aziz royal yacht
Displacement: approx. 5,200 tons full load
Dimensions: 147 x 18 x 4.9 meters (482 x 59 x 16 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 15,600 bhp, 22 knots
Crew: 65 crew + 4 royalty + 60 passengers
	Danish built.

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport	Notes
--	Abdul Aziz		1983

Al Yamana royal yacht
Displacement: 1,660 tons full load
Dimensions: 82 x 13 x 3.3 meters (269 x 42.5 x 11 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 6,000 bhp, 19.3 knots
Crew: ???
Aviation: aft helicopter platform
	Built for Iraq but not delivered due to war; given to
	Saudi Arabia 1988.  Danish built.
	
Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport	Notes
--	Al Yamana		1981/88		Dammam