Again, This is a military thread not a political one, please stop derailing the subject of this thread.
the agnadeen oiler which has been in Egypt since 1990 will finally enter service with the Iraqi navy this year. it has been refitted and modernized.
As part of a build-up of the fleet in the 1980's, Iraq ordered this near-sister to the Italian navy’s Stromboli class. She has amidships highline stations for stores and fuel, and an astern station for fuel. There is a helipad aft but no hangar.
Agnadeen spent 1984 and 1985 in Italian waters, training the Iraqi crew. In 1986 she docked at Alexandria, Egypt as it was not safe to sail for Iraq with Iranian troops threatening Basra. The sanctions in 1991 prevented Iraq from receiving it. She has not moved an inch since then.
here she is:
This is a close up image of another ship of the same class.
Displacement: 3556t standard, 8706t full Dimensions: 423‘1”x59’x21’3”
Machinery: 2 GMT A420.8H diesels, 1 shaft
Max Speed: 18.5kts Range: 5080NM @ 18kts
Complement: 115
WEAPONS-Guns
x1 OTO Melara 76mm 8NM surface/3NM anti-air
SENSORS-Radar
RTN 10X (I/J) 22NM fire control (range, bearing, altitude)
SMA 3RM (I) 40NM surface search (range, bearing)
