Houthi militants sink Saudi Arabia navy ship in Yemen

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Houthi militants sink Saudi Arabia navy ship in Yemen

Houthi fighters in Western Yemen have sank a Saudi military vessel
in a missile attack off the coast of the country’s province of Hudaydah.

A military source in Yemen told al-Masirah television network on Monday
that Yemeni forces fired a guided anti-ship missile at al-Madinah warship near the port city of Hudaydah,
150 kilometers southwest of the capital Sana’a.

The vessel reportedly had 176 soldiers and officers, as well as a combat helicopter onboard at the time.

The warship had apparently mounted missile attacks against Yemen’s western coasts, cities and fishermen.

Saudi battleships have been warned by Yemeni forces against using the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait,
which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

Houthi rebels claimed to have targeted Saudi frigate Al Maddina-class with anti-ship missile

Yemeni sources claim anti-ship missile.
Russian Kornet ATGM?

 

[juleswin]

Those things are almost impossible to sink. It was damaged but don't think just 1 round of whatever they used was enough to sink it. Maybe 9 more would have done the job. But good for them, I hope they "sink" every single one of those ships enforcing the naval blockade on their country.

 

[goldenequity]

Those things are almost impossible to sink. It was damaged but don't think just 1 round of whatever they used was enough to sink it. Maybe 9 more would have done the job. But good for them, I hope they "sink" every single one of those ships enforcing the naval blockade on their country.

related? idk

today...
FRIENDLY FIRE ACCIDENT
Green lemon
#Yemen WoW this friendly fire. Yemeni fighter was impaled with a TGB-32V thermobaric rocket in Mocha. UXO successfully removed.

 

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Description: The Al Madinah is a class of light missile frigates built by France in the early 1980s under the Sawari I program for the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF). These 2,160-ton class ship are designed to carry out anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) missions with limited air defense capabilities utilizing one 8-cell Crotale missile launcher. The propulsion system consists of four diesel engines developing 32,500-bhp with two shafts allowing for a top speed of 30 knots. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) commissioned four ships in 1985 and 1986. In September 2013, the KSA awarded France 1 billion Euro contract for the modernization of four Al Madinah frigates.
The Al Madinah-class ships are equipped with eight Otomat anti-ship missiles, one 8-cell Crotale Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) with another 18 missiles in reserve (26 missiles in total) and a Dauphin helicopter operating from these vessels thanks to an hangar and flight deck. Besides, the Al Madinah frigates are fitted with a 100mm 44-caliber dual purpose naval gun system, two 40mm anti-aircraft (AA) guns and four torpedo tubes. The sensor package includes a DRBV-15 air search radar, a TSM 2630 hull-mounted sonar and TSM 2630 variable depth sonar.
Crew: 179
Number of Aircraft: 1
Number of Engines: 4
Number of Weapons: 34
Torpedo Tubes: 4
Dimensions
Beam: 12.5 meter
Draft: 4.65 meter
Length: 115 meter
Main Gun Caliber: 100 millimeter
Power
Total Combined Power: 32,500 bhp (24,245 kW)
Speed
Top Speed: 30 knot (15.4 mps)
Weight
Full Displacement: 2,610 ton

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Al Madinah[/TD]
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Hofouf[/TD]
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Abha[/TD]
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http://www.deagel.com/Frigates/Al-Madinah_a002832001.aspx

 

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The navy is a modern force with foreign built ships:

• French built frigates and support vessels
• US built corvettes and patrol boats
• British built Sandown-class minehunters

HMS Makkah





King Abdul-Aziz Naval Base in Jubail, home to the eastern fleet of the Royal Saudi Navy


[h=3]Frigates[/h]

• Three Al Riyadh-class frigates are modified versions of the La Fayette-class frigate (built by DCN, Lorient), have a fully loaded displacement of 4,725 tons, are armed with eight MBDA Exocet MM40 Block II surface-to-surface missiles (SSM), two eight-cell Sylver vertical launch systems for the Eurosam (MBDA and Thales) Aster 15 surface-to-air missile (SAM), the main gun is the Oto Melara 76 mm/62 Super Rapid, there are four 533 mm aft torpedo tubes. The ships are armed with the DCNS F17 heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo. The helicopter deck at the stern has a single landing spot for a medium size helicopter, such as the Eurocopter AS 365 Dauphin or the larger AS 532 Cougar or NH90 helicopters.
• 812 Al Riyadh (2002)
• 814 Makkah (2003)
• 816 Dammam (2004)
• Four Al Madinah-class frigates based in the Red Sea, built in France (Arsenal de Marine, Lorient (French Government Dockyard and CNIM, La Seyne) in the mid-1980s. Their full load displacement is 2,610 tons and they are armed with eight Otomat surface-to-surface missiles, one 8-cell Crotale surface-to-air missile launcher (26 missiles total), one 100 mm/44 dual purpose gun, two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, four torpedo tubes, an aft helicopter deck and hangar; one Dauphin helicopter.
• 702 Al Madinah (1985)
• 704 Hofouf (1985)
• 706 Abha (1986)
• 708 Taif (1986)

It was believed the Saudis intended to order two new British-built Type 45 destroyers,[SUP][10][/SUP] however production of the destroyers came to an end with no order made. Another destroyer that the Saudis are considering is the American built Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, having been briefed by the US Navy in May 2011 on the acquisition of two destroyers in a package that also includes an unknown number of Littoral Combat Ships.[SUP][11][/SUP]
[h=3]Corvettes[/h]

• 4 Badr-class corvettes built in the United States in 1981–83, based in the Persian Gulf, full load displacement of 1,038 tons, armament of eight Harpoon SSM, one 76 mm OTO DP gun, one 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, two 20 mm guns, one 81 mm mortar, two 40 mm grenade launchers, two triple 12.75 inch torpedo tubes
• 612 Badr (1981)
• 614 Al-Yarmook (1982)
• 616 Hitteen (1982)
• 618 Tabuk (1983)

[h=3]Patrol boats[/h]

Missile patrol boat Oqbah (525)





The gunboat Faisal

• 9 Al Sadiq-class patrol boats built in the United States (Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) 1972–1980, full load displacement of 495 tons, armed with four Harpoon SSM, one 76 mm OTO gun, one 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, two 20 mm guns, one 81 mm mortar, two 40 mm grenade launchers, two triple 12.75 inch torpedo tubes
• 511 As-Siddiq (الصّدّيق) (1980)
• 513 Al-Farouq (1981) (الفاروق)
• 515 Abdul-Aziz (1981)
• 517 Faisal (1981)
• 519 Khalid (1982)
• 521 Amr (1982)
• 523 Tariq (1982)
• 525 Ouqbah (1982) (عُقبه)
• 527 Abu Obaidah (1982) (أبو عُبيده)
• Possible sale of 30 Mark V Special Operations Craft[SUP][12][/SUP]

[h=3]Minesweepers[/h]

• 3 Sandown-class minehunters (built by Vosper Thornycroft, Woolston), full load displacement of 480 tons:
  • 420 Al Jawf (1991)
  • 422 Shaqra (1993)
  • 424 Al Kharj (1994)

[h=3]Support vessels[/h]

• 2 French built Boraida-class replenishment oilers (modified Durance-class replenishment ships built by CN la Ciotat, Marseilles), with a helicopter deck aft and hangars for 2 helicopters.
  • 902 Boraida (1984)
  • 904 Yunbou (1985)

[h=3]Others[/h]Many smaller patrol craft, two Danish-built royal yachts

• Prince Abdul Aziz (1983–84) – built by Helsingør Værft
• Al Yamana (Built for Iraq 1981; entered service in Saudi Arabia in 1988)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Navy#Corvettes

 

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Saudi Arabia says Yemeni rebel boat rams frigate in Red Sea






AHMED AL-HAJ

Associated PressJanuary 30, 2017












SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Monday that a "suicide gunboat" belonging to Yemen's Iranian-backed Shiite rebels rammed one of its frigates in the Red Sea, killing two crew members and injuring three.
The official Saudi Press Agency said the gunboat was one of three that attacked the frigate which was patrolling off the Yemeni port of Hodeida, but gave few details.
The Yemeni rebels, also known as the Houthis, gave a different version, claiming that the frigate was hit by a rocket they fired, starting a fire on board the ship.
A video clip broadcast by the Houthis' al-Masirah television showed a warship being hit and a fire on board starting as a man not shown in the video shouted the rebels' trademark chant of "Allahu akbar (God is greatest), death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews and victory for Islam."
The authenticity of the video could not be independently confirmed.
The Saudi Press Agency report said a fire was quickly put out and the frigate continued its mission while warplanes and warships from a Saudi-led coalition pursued the Houthis' gunboats.
The coalition has since March 2015 been fighting the Houthi rebels and forces loyal to a former Yemeni president, waging an extensive air campaign aimed at restoring the internationally recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.
Yemen's civil war began the previous year, when the rebels captured Sanaa, Yemen's capital, and blitzed across much of the country.
They have since 2015 been dislodged from most of the south of Yemen, but they remain in control of much of the north.
Monday's attack on the Saudi warship was the second since October to target a coalition vessel.
The rebels said then that they had hit a vessel operated by the United Arab Emirates. The UAE military acknowledged only that a boat under its command was involved in an "incident" in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea and said there were no casualties.
A video posted on social media at the time, purporting to be footage of the incident, showed a vessel being targeted at night and later on fire.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/yemens-rebels-hit-warship-saudi-led-coalition-210728006.html

 

[XNavyNuke]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/yemens-rebels-hit-warship-saudi-led-coalition-210728006.html

The explosion shown in the first picture was obviously not an ASCM. The suicide boat either had less explosives or did not get as close to the fig before detonating as the one that holed the USS Cole.

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