Iraqi frigate Ibn Khaldun

Ibn Khaldun has a length of , a beam of , with a draught of and her displacement is at full load. The ship was powered by combined diesel or gas (CODOG) propulsion, consisted of a Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus TM3B gas turbine with sustained power output of , and two MTU 16V 956TB91 diesel engines with sustained power output of , distributed in two shafts. She was also equipped with controllable pitch propeller. Her maximum speed are with gas turbine and with diesels. The ship had a range of while cruising at . The ship has a complement of 93 personnel, with the addition of 100 cadets for training purpose. She was armed with one Bofors 57 mm L/70 Mk 1 naval gun, one Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70, and four 20 mm Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 autocannons in twin mount. The ship also armed with two torpedo tubes and one GM 101/41 depth charge projector. She was designed to be able to carry four MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles with two launchers, but the launchers itself were never fitted. As a training ship, Ibn Khaldun has classroom and additional bridge, navigation room, radio room, and accommodations. Her electronic system and sensors consisted of Philips Elektronik 9LV200 Mk 2 fire control radar, two Racal Decca 1229 surface search/navigation radars, a hull-mounted sonar, and electronic countermeasure-electronic support measures suite. ==Construction and career==

The ship was laid down in 1977 at Uljanik Shipyard, SFR Yugoslavia and she was launched in 1978. Ibn Khaldun was commissioned on 20 March 1980. The ship was later renamed to Ibn Marjid. She was able to sailed briefly in March 2003 during the U.S. invasion of Iraq, but later was sunk at harbor by air attacks. ==See also==