Iraqi Ibn Khaldoum is the first ship in the class, which was laid down in 1977, launched in 1978, and commissioned on 20 March 1980.

[2] She was mainly used for training and transport during Iran–Iraq War and still operational in 1988, despite several Iranian claims that she has been sunk.

[1] In February 1991 she was severely damaged, albeit still afloat, as the result of Operation Desert Storm.

[2] Ibn Khaldoum survived the Gulf War, but with its capability reduced as she lacked spare parts for her Roll-Royce engines.

At 6:07, Lusitania Expresso had traveled two to three nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km; 2.3 to 3.5 mi) into Indonesian territory and Captain Luis Dos Santos (Lusitania Expresso's captain) was ordered to leave immediately.