Boraida-class replenishment oiler
_underway_in_the_Red_Sea,_in_1991.jpg) Boraida underway in the Red Sea in 1991
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Boraida class |
| Builders | La Ciotat shipyard, Marseille, France |
| Operators |  Royal Saudi Navy |
| Built | 1983–1984 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 135 m (442 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 18.7 m (61 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) |
| Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 140 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament | 2 x twin Breda Bofors 40 mm/70 guns |
| Aircraft carried | 2 x Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin or 1 x Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
The Boraida class is a ship class of two replenishment oilers built for the Royal Saudi Navy by CN la Ciotat at Marseille, France. It is a modified version of the French Durance-class replenishment ship. They were constructed in 1983 and entered service in 1984. The two ships are based at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Design and description
Two ships of the French
Each ship has two dual solid/liquid underway transfer stations per side and can replenish one ship per side and one astern. The Boraida class can carry 4,420 t (4,350 long tons) of diesel, 36 t (35 long tons) of aviation fuel, 140 t (140 long tons) of freshwater, 100 t (100 long tons) of ammunition, and 100 t (100 long tons) of supplies.[1] The ships are armed with two turrets with twin Breda Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) guns. For weapons control the Boraida class is equipped with two CSEE Naja optronic fire control directors and two CSEE Lynx optical sights and have two Decca navigational radars. They have an aft helicopter deck, and can carry either one Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma or two Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopters.[2] The helicopters can be armed with anti-submarine and anti-ship weapons.[1]
Ships
| Boraida class construction data[2][1] | ||||||
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| Pennant no. | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
| 902 | Boraida | La Ciotat, Marseille, France | 13 April 1982 | 22 January 1983 | 29 February 1984 | In service |
| 904 | Yunbou | 9 October 1983 | 20 October 1984 | 29 August 1985 | In service | |
Construction and career
The two ships were ordered as part of the Sawari programme. Both ships were built at the La Ciotat shipyard in
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h Couhat 1986, p. 406.
- ^ a b c d e Saunders 2009, p. 715.
- ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (30 August 2013). "Les industriels français vont moderniser les bâtiments saoudiens du programme Sawari I" [French companies to modernize Saudi warships of the Sawari I program]. meretmarine.com (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
References
- Couhat, Jean Labayle, ed. (1986). Combat Fleets of the World 1986/87. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85368-860-5.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 (112 ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc. ISBN 978-0-7106-2888-6.