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{{Short description|Iraqi naval vessel}}
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{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image=Assad Al Tadjier corvette.jpg
|Ship caption=''Al Tadjier'' underway in 1983
}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name=Assad class
|Builders=
|Operators=*{{naval|Iraq}}
*{{naval|Libya}}
*{{navy|Malaysia}}
|Class before=
|Class after=
|Subclasses={{sclass2|Laksamana|corvette|4}}
|Cost=
|Built range=1981-1988
|In service range=
|In commission range=1995-present
|Total ships planned=10
|Total ships completed=10
|Total ships cancelled=
|Total ships active=5
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost=2
|Total ships retired=3
|Total ships preserved=
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Ship type=[[Corvette]]
|Ship displacement=*600&nbsp;tons standard
*675&nbsp;tons full load
|Ship length= {{convert|62.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{convert|9.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship height=
|Ship draft= {{convert|2.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship power=
|Ship propulsion=4 shaft MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines, {{convert|24,400|hp|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed= {{convert|37.5|kn|km/h}}
|Ship range= {{convert|4000|nmi|mi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h}}
|Ship endurance=
|Ship boats=
|Ship troops=
|Ship complement=51
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*1- [[Otobreda 76 mm]]
*2 - [[DARDO|40 mm Breda Dardo gun]]s
*2 - 35mm Oerlikon cannon (Libya) in a single powered twin turret
*1 [[Surface-to-air-missile]] - Albatros [[Selenia Aspide]] (1 × 4)
*6 [[Otomat]] [[anti-ship missile]]s
*6 - [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] [[torpedo tube]]s
|Ship armor=
|Ship aircraft=
|Ship aircraft facilities=
|Ship notes=
}}
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The '''Assad-class corvette''' were originally built for [[Iraq]] during the [[Iran–Iraq War]], by [[Fincantieri]] in [[Italy]]. Six ships were ordered in 1981. They were completed just before Operation [[Desert Storm]], and were never delivered due to embargoes by the Italian government.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://apnews.com/article/9ee39927ebe8d2a0215007765c611000|title= Iraq's Would-Be Navy Stuck in Italian Riviera|website= [[Associated Press]]|date= 12 October 1990|access-date= 28 September 2021}}</ref>{{refn|According to Christopher Chant ("Small Craft Navies", {{isbn|1-85409-046-1}}) all six ships of this class were commissioned already 1988. (September 2018)}}

Four of the six ships were sold to the [[Malaysian Navy]] as {{sclass2|Laksamana|corvette|1}}s in 1995. The two remaining ships were laid up in [[La Spezia]] from 1990, but in 2005 it was announced they would be delivered to the [[Iraqi Navy|New Iraqi Navy]].<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3738/is_200506/ai_n13644073 Iraqi Navy to Receive Saddam-Era Corvettes from Italian Firm | Sea Power | Find Articles at BNET<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The deal, however was later cancelled due to the condition of the ships upon inspection. On 19 May 2017, it was reported that the remaining two vessels would be delivered to the Iraq Navy after 26 years. They eventually left La Spezia on a semi-submersible carrier ''Eide Trader'' on 22 May and reached Iraq in June 2017.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

[[File:Otomat anti-ship missile.JPEG|thumb|Otomat missile launch from an Al Assad class ship]]
The [[Libyan Navy]] operated four craft but their fate is unknown. ''Al Tadjier'' is believed to have been destroyed by [[US Navy]] aircraft. The other ships that served with the Libyan navy were ''Al Tougour'', ''Al Kalij'' and ''Al Hudud''. All the ships entered service between 1977 and 1979. All the remaining ships were scrapped in 1993.

== Ships of the class ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Pennant number !! Name !!style="line-height:1.2em;"| Builder !! Launched !! Commissioned !! Status !! Notes
|-
! colspan="7" |{{flagicon image|Flag of the Iraqi Navy (pre-2003).svg}}{{naval|Iraq}} – Assad class  ( 6 vessels )
|-
|F210
|''Musa ibn Nusayr''
|[[Fincantieri]]
|5 July 1983
|June 2017
|Sunk
|Laid up in [[La Spezia]] after completion due to arms embargo imposed after the [[Gulf War]] in 1991 on [[Iraq]]. Delivered on 22 May 2017, 26 years after ordered. Sunk in Iraq Naval base in port of Umm Qasr in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/gallery?shipName=MUSA%20IBN%20NUSAYR%20F210|title=MUSA IBN NUSAYR F210|date=2023-09-07|access-date=2024-02-21}}</ref>
|-
|F212
|''Tariq ibn Ziyad''
|[[Fincantieri]]
|5 July 1983
|June 2017
|Laid Up
|Laid up in [[La Spezia]] after completion due to arms embargo imposed after the [[Gulf War]] in 1991 on [[Iraq]]. Delivered on 22 May 2017, 26 years after ordered. Laid up in Umm Qasr Port.
|-
|F214
|''Abdullah ibn Abi Serh''
|[[Fincantieri]]
|5 July 1983
|NA
|NA
|Never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the [[Gulf War]] in 1991. Purchased by [[Royal Malaysian Navy]].
|-
|F216
|''Khalid ibn al Walid''
|Fincantieri
|5 July 1983
|NA
|NA
|Never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the [[Gulf War]] in 1991. Purchased by [[Royal Malaysian Navy]].
|-
|F218
|''Saad ibn abi Wakkad''
|Fincantieri
|30 December 1983
|NA
|NA
|Never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the [[Gulf War]] in 1991. Purchased by [[Royal Malaysian Navy]].
|-
|F220
|''Salah Aldin Ayoobi''
|Fincantieri
|30 March 1984
|NA
|NA
|Never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the [[Gulf War]] in 1991. Purchased by [[Royal Malaysian Navy]].
|-
! colspan="7" |{{naval|Libya}} – Assad class ( 4 vessels )
|-
|
|''Al Tadjier''
|[[Fincantieri]]
|
|1977
|Destroyed
|Sunk by US Navy aircraft.
|-
|
|''Al Tougour''
|Fincantieri
|
|1977
|Scrapped
|Scrapped in 1993.
|-
|
|''Al Kalij''
|Fincantieri
|
|1979
|Scrapped
|Scrapped in 1993.
|-
|
|''Al Hudud''
|Fincantieri
|
|1979
|Scrapped
|Scrapped in 1993.
|-
! colspan="7" |{{navy|Malaysia}} – [[Laksamana-class corvette|Laksamana class]] ( 4 vessels )
|-
|F134
| {{ship|KD|Laksamana Hang Nadim|F134|2}}
| [[Fincantieri]]
|5 July 1983
|28 July 1997
|Active
|Launched as ''Khalid ibn al Walid'' (F216) intended for [[Iraqi Navy]] but were never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the [[Gulf War]] in 1991.
|-
|F135
|{{ship|KD|Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil|F135|2}}
|Fincantieri
|30 December 1983
|28 July 1997
|Active
|Launched as ''Saad ibn abi Wakkad'' (F218) intended for [[Iraqi Navy]] but were never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the [[Gulf War]] in 1991.
|-
|F136
|{{ship|KD|Laksamana Muhammad Amin|F136|2}}
|Fincantieri
|5 July 1983
|July 1999
|Active
|Launched as ''Abdullah ibn Abi Serh'' (F214) intended for [[Iraqi Navy]] but were never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the [[Gulf War]] in 1991.
|-
|F137
|{{ship|KD|Laksamana Tan Pusmah|F137|2}}
|Fincantieri
|30 March 1984
|July 1999
|Active
|Launched as ''Salah Aldin Ayoobi'' (F220) intended for [[Iraqi Navy]] but were never delivered due to arms embargo imposed after the [[Gulf War]] in 1991.
|}

== References ==
=== Notes ===
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=== Bibliography ===
*Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995

{{List of ships built by Fincantieri}}

[[Category:Corvette classes]]
[[Category:Corvettes of the Iraqi Navy]]
[[Category:Ships built by Fincantieri]]
[[Category:Ships built in Italy]]
[[Category:Corvettes of the Libyan Navy]]
[[Category:Iraq–Italy military relations]]