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Former ships
[edit]The Libyan Navy training and combat readiness were never high, and mid-1980s with a decrease in Soviet financial and technical support, the state of the navy deteriorated sharply. United Nations sanctions also affected the Libyan Navy badly.[1] Following the lifting of UN sanctions in 2003, the situation was expected to improve,[2] but the Libyan Navy didn't purchase any major surface combat ships prior to the Libyan civil war in 2011, focusing instead on upgrading its coastal defence capabilites.[3]
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| Class | Type | Ships | Origin | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submarine | ||||||
| Foxtrot class | Submarine | Al Badr (311) | Soviet Union | 1976 | Decomissioned prior to the Libyan Civil war.[2] Reportedly, one sank in 1993.[4] | |
| Al Fateh (312) | 1978 | |||||
| Al Ahad (313) | ||||||
| Al Mitraqa (314) | 1982 | |||||
| Al Khyber (315) | 2015? | [5] | ||||
| Al Hunain (316) | 1983 | 2014 | Sunk in 2014 in Al-Khums harbor, after being abandoned in a state of disrepair.[6] | |||
| Mala class | Swimmer delivery vehicle | Yugoslavia | Six transferred between 1977 and 1982.[7] | |||
| Frigate | ||||||
| Vosper Thornycroft Mk 7 | Frigate | Dat Assawari (211) | United Kingdom | 1 Feb 1973[8] | Used as a training hulk in Tripoli in 2015.[5] | |
| Koni class | Frigate | Al Qirdabiyah (213) | Soviet Union | 2011 | Heavily damaged and sunk during the Libyan civil war in 2011.[5] | |
| Corvette | ||||||
| Tobruk class | Corvette | Tobruk | United Kingdom | 20 Apr 1966 | 1991 | Built and designed by Vosper Thornycroft in association with Vickers.[9] In 1989, it was converted into a training hulk. |
| Nanchuka II class | Missile corvette | Tariq Ibn Ziyad (416) | Soviet Union | 1981 | 2014 | Ex-Ean Mara, renamed after repairs in Leningrad in early 1991. Damaged during fighting in Benghazi in November 2014.[5] |
| Ean Al Gazala (417) | 1983 | 2009? | In reserve in 2009, possibly as a source for spare parts.[10] | |||
| Ean Zarrah (418) | 1984 | 2009? | Non-operational in 2009.[10] Sunk in 2011.[11] | |||
| Ean Zaquit (419) | 1985 | 1986 | Sunk on March 1986.[10] | |||
| Assad class | Missile corvette | Assad Al Bihar (412) | Italy | 1979 | In early 1990, only one was operational while others were cannibalized for spare parts.[12] | |
| Assad Al Tougour (413) | 1980 | |||||
| Assad Al Khali (414) | 1981 | |||||
| Assad Al Hudud (415) | ||||||
| Patrol boat | ||||||
| Susa class | Missile boat | Susa | United Kingdom | 23 Jan 1969[13] | ||
| Sirte | ||||||
| Sebha | 1969[13] | Ex-Sokhna | ||||
| Landing craft | ||||||
| Polnocny D class | Landing craft | Ibn Al Hadrami (112) | Soviet Union | 1977 | In reserve prior to the Libyan civil war.[14] | |
| Ibn Umayaa (116) | ||||||
| Ibn Al Farat (118) | ||||||
| Ibn Qis | 1978 | Burned out during an landing exercise on 14 September 1978, and considered a total loss.[15] | ||||
| Ç 107 class | Landing craft tank | Ibn Al Idrisi (130) | Turkey | 1980−1981 | Non-operational prior to the Libyan civil war.[14] | |
| Ibn Marwan (131) | ||||||
| El Kobayat (132) | ||||||
| Minesweeper | ||||||
| Ham class | Coastal minesweeper | Brak | United Kingdom | 1966 | 1973[8] | Ex-HMS Harpham. leased from the UK in 1963, and formally ceded in 1966.[9] |
| Zuara | Ex-HMS Greetham. Leased from the UK in 1963, and formally ceded in 1966.[9] | |||||
| Natya class | Minesweeper | Al Tiyar (111) | Soviet Union | 1981 | ||
| Al Isar (113) | ||||||
| Ras Al Hammanah (115) | 1983 | |||||
| Ras Al Fulaijah (117) | 2015[a] | |||||
| Ras Al Qula (119) | 2015[a] | |||||
| Ras Al Madwar (121) | 1984 | |||||
| Ras Al Massad (123) | 1985 | 2015[a] | Used for training duties.[14] | |||
| Ras Al Hani (125) | 1986 | 2015[a] | ||||
| Auxiliary ship | ||||||
| Landing craft tank | Repair ship | Zleiten | United Kingdom | 1966 | 1987[17] | ex-MRC 1013, former landing craft. By 1976, it was turned into a hulk.[13] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cordesman 2004, p. 104.
- ^ a b Saunders 2009, p. 483.
- ^ Cordesman & Nerguizian 2009, p. 67.
- ^ Cordesman & Nerguizian 2009, p. 65.
- ^ a b c d Saunders 2015, p. 503.
- ^ Mohamed, Ahmed (5 August 2023). "Warship sank 20 years ago in Khoms harbour extracted". The Libya Observer. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Sharpe 1991, p. 365.
- ^ a b Moore 1976, p. 312.
- ^ a b c Moore 1974, p. 225.
- ^ a b c Saunders 2009, p. 484.
- ^ "What if Libya had submarines?". Canadian Naval Review. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Sharpe 1991, p. 367.
- ^ a b c Moore 1976, p. 314.
- ^ a b c Saunders 2009, p. 485.
- ^ Sharpe 1991, p. 369.
- ^ IISS 2016, p. 342.
- ^ Moore 1987, p. 359.
Bibliography
[edit]- Cordesman, Anthony H. (2004). The Military Balance in the Middle East. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-02676-8.
- Cordesman, Anthony H.; Nerguizian, Aram (2009). The North African Military Balance: Force Developments in the Maghreb. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). ISBN 978-0-89206-552-3.
- International Institute for Strategic Studies (9 February 2016). "Chapter Seven: Middle East and North Africa". The Military Balance. 116 (1): 307–364. doi:10.1080/04597222.2016.1127573. ISSN 0459-7222.
- Moore, Capt. John, ed. (1974). Jane's Fighting Ships 1974–75. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-531-02743-0.
- Moore, Capt. John, ed. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships 1976–77. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers. ISBN 0-531-03261-2.
- Moore, Capt. John, ed. (1987). Jane's Fighting Ships 1987–88 (90th ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0842-X.
- Sharpe, Capt. Richard, ed. (1991). Jane's Fighting Ships 1991–92 (94th ed.). Surrey: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-0960-4.
- Saunders, Commodore Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2888-6.
- Saunders, Commodore Stephen, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5.