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The name would appear to be "Al Assad", described as a Syrian training ship capable of minelaying in time of war.
Polish-built in 1988 as a ro-ro.
http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?128802-Photos-and-News-of-Small-Navy-of-the-World!/page45
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Mike.
Polish-built in 1988 as a ro-ro.
http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?128802-Photos-and-News-of-Small-Navy-of-the-World!/page45
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The ship's name if commonly spelled as Al Assad. She was built in Poland and commissioned in 1989. The ship is a combination of a naval and merchant navy training ship and vehicle and personnel transport. She has a full load displacement of 7,500 tonnes, an overall length of 115.90 m, a beam of 18.02 m and a draught of 6.01 m. Al Assad is based at Latakia.
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