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Neman Class Survey Ship

An Ex-Nordmarchian escort trawler, laid down in 1920 and purchased in 1942. The ship was formally converted and provided with a 15% SLEP in 1944. Specs are, for now, as built.

Neman, laid down 1920, refitted 1944

T31 Class, Nordmark ASW Escort Trawler laid down 1920

Displacement:
600 t light; 617 t standard; 750 t normal; 856 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
209.55 ft / 203.00 ft x 33.00 ft x 6.53 ft (normal load)
63.87 m / 61.87 m x 10.06 m x 1.99 m

Armament:
1 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1931 Model
Quick firing gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline aft
4 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 20 lbs / 9 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 775 ihp / 578 Kw = 12.75 kts
Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 238 tons

Complement:
71 - 93

Cost:
£0.070 million / $0.278 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 45 tons, 6.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 492 tons, 65.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 150 tons, 20.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 60 tons, 8.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,821 lbs / 1,733 Kg = 283.1 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 1.1 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 13.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.15 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14.25 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 41 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 14.50 ft / 4.42 m
- Mid (60 %): 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 12.78 ft / 3.90 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 32.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 154.7 %
Waterplane Area: 4,900 Square feet or 455 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 439 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 64 lbs/sq ft or 313 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.53
- Longitudinal: 6.18
- Overall: 1.76
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Fahed Class Harbour Tug

These are functionally identical to the Bharati Rajendra class tugs. They'll serve to facilitate ship movement in and out of Jiddah and As Salif, and allow for salvage/rescue work in the Red Sea.

Fahed, laid down 1944
Majid, laid down 1944

Assem Class LCM

These are licence-built copies of the Bharati LCM-1 class, and will be used for movement of supplies, troops, and vehicles along the coast or to islands are necessary.

Assem, laid down 1944
Abdel, laid down 1944

LCM 1 through 8, laid down 1944

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Displacement:
35 t light; 37 t standard; 38 t normal; 39 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(51.00 ft / 49.21 ft) x 13.12 ft x (2.95 / 2.99 ft)
(15.55 m / 15.00 m) x 4.00 m x (0.90 / 0.91 m)

Armament:
2 - 0.59" / 15.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.10lbs / 0.05kg shells, 15,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1944 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides amidships
Weight of broadside 0 lbs / 0 kg

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators,
Electric motors, 1 shaft, 94 shp / 70 Kw = 10.00 kts
Range 200nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1 tons

Complement:
6 - 9

Cost:
£0.011 million / $0.043 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.3 %
- Guns: 0 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 1 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 3.2 %
Machinery: 2 tons, 6.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11 tons, 29.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3 tons, 8.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 52.4 %
- Hull above water: 20 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
72 lbs / 33 Kg = 697.8 x 0.6 " / 15 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 0.3 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 9.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.85

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.700 / 0.701
Length to Beam Ratio: 3.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 7.02 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 73 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 71
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 4.92 ft / 1.50 m, 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 4.92 ft / 1.50 m, 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 4.92 ft / 1.50 m, 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 4.92 ft / 1.50 m, 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
- Average freeboard: 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 80.3 %
Waterplane Area: 514 Square feet or 48 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 14 lbs/sq ft or 70 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.81
- Longitudinal: 7.45
- Overall: 1.01
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Cramped accommodation and workspace room
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

Rashid class LCVP

These are licence-built copies of the Bharati LCVP.

Rashid, Yusif, Mesh, Yasser: Laid down 1944

Displacement: 18,000 lb (8,000 kg) light
Length: 36 ft 3 in (11.0 m)
Beam: 10 ft 10 in (3.3 m)
Draft: 3 ft aft, 2 ft 2 in forward (0.9, 0.7 m)
Speed: 9 knots (17 km/h)
Armament: 2 × 15 mm machine guns
Crew complement: 3
Capacity: 36 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) vehicle
or 8,100 lb (3,700 kg) general cargo