Barzan Class (Vita)
Owned By
| Operator: | Qatar |
| Status: | In Service |
| Number: | 4 |
| Names: | Q04 Barzan |
| Q05 Huwar | |
| Q06 Al-Udeid | |
| Q07 Debeel | |
| Cost: | $200 m deal |
| Acquired: | 1996-1997 |
| General Specs | |
| Country of origin: | United Kingdom |
| Class: | Patrol boat |
| Manufacturer: | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Introduced: | 1995 |
| Displacement: | 376 tons (480 tons full load) |
| Propulsion: | 4 x MTU 20V538 TB93 diesel |
| Power: | 18,800 hp |
| Speed: | 35 knots |
| Length: | 185.4 ft (56.5 m) |
| Beam: | 29.5 ft (9 m) |
| Draft: | 8.2 ft (2.5 m) |
| Hull Material: | |
| Fuel Capacity: | |
| Range: | 1,800 nm |
| Crew: | 35 |
| Armament: | |
| Guns: | 1 x 76mm 62 cal. OTO-Melara SuperRapid DP |
| 1 x 30mm Thales Nederland Goalkeeper CIWS | |
| 2 x 12.7mm MG | |
| Anti-air: | 6 x Mistral surface-to-air missiles |
| Anti-ship: | 4 x MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles |
| Other: | |
| Radar/Sensors: | Thales MRR-3D G-band multi-role air and surface search radar |
| Kelvin Hughes 1007 I-band navigation radar | |
| Thales Nederland STING I/J band fire control radar | |
| Countermeasures/ Defenses: | Sagem Defense Securite Dagaie Mk 2 chaff dispensers |
| Thales DR3000S electronic support measures | |
| Thales Salamandre ARBB 33 radar jammer | |
| Misc Systems: |
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