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List of ships of the Egyptian Navy

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This is a list of Egyptian Navy ships including all ships of the Egyptian Navy as well as its predecessors.

The Egyptian Navy is the largest navy in the Middle East and Africa.[1] Since 2013, the Egyptian Navy made a modernization project in which new vessels were acquired from western sources such as the United States, Germany, Italy and France.[2][3]

Current and future ships edit

Submarines (8) edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
Type 209(1400) class   Germany   Attack submarine 4 active[4] 1,600 tons
Type 033 submarine   China   Attack submarine 4 active[4] 1,475 tons surfaced

1,830 tons submerged

Helicopter Carrier (2) edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
Gamal Abdel Nasser

(Mistral-class)

  France   Landing helicopter dock (LHD) 2 active[4] 21,500 tons

Frigates (13) edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
Tahya Misr

(FREMM)

  France   Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate 1 active[4] 6,000 tons
Al-Galala(FREMM)   Italy   Multi-purpose frigate 2 active[4] 6,700 tons
Al-Fateh

(Gowind 2500)

  France   Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate 2 active[4] 2,500 tons
Al-Aziz

(MEKO A200)

  Germany

  Egypt

  Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate 2 active[4] 3,700 tons
Alexandria

(Oliver Hazard Perry)

  United States   Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate 4 active[4] 4,200 tons
Damyat(Knox)   United States
 
 Guided missile frigate 2 active[4] 4,130 tons

Corvettes (3) edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
Abu Qir

(Descubierta-class)

  Spain   Multi-purpose corvette 2 active[4] 1,482 tonnes
Shabab Misr

(Pohang-class)

  South Korea   ASW corvette 1 active[4] 1,220 tonnes

Fast Attack Craft (31) edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
Ezzat(Ambassador Mk III)   United States
  Singapore 		  Fast missile craft 4 active[4] 600 tonnes
Project 12418

(Tarantul-class)

  Russia   Fast missile craft 1 active[4] 550 tonnes
October class   Egypt   Missile boat 6 active[4] 82 tonnes
Osa class   Soviet Union   Missile boat 8 active[4] 235 tonnes
Ramadan class   United Kingdom   Missile boat 6 active[4] 317 tonnes
Tiger-class   West Germany   Missile boat 1 active[4] 265 tonnes
Shanghai II-class   People's Republic of China   Gunboat 4 active[4] 135 tonnes

Submarine chasers (8) edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement Ships Note
Hainan-class submarine chaser   People's Republic of China   Anti-submarine vessel 8[4] 430 tonnes Al Nour (430) Armament:
  • Two twin 57 mm AA guns
  • Two twin 23 mm AA guns
  • Two triple 12.75-inch (324 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Four BU-1200 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • Two depth-charge mortars
  • Two depth-charge racks
  • Mines
Al Hadi (433)
Al Hakeem (436)
Al Wakeel (439)
Al Kdar (442)
Al Samad (445)
Al Salam (448)
Al Rafe (451)

Patrol vessels(23) edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement
Cyclone class   United States   Fast patrol craft 3 active[4]
Type-024

(Hegu class)

  China   Fast patrol boat 4 active[4] 2 in reserve[4]
Shershen class   Soviet Union   Torpedo boat 4 active[4]
Kaan 20 class   Turkey Fast patrol boat 6 active[4]
Project 205

(Osa II class)

  Soviet Union

  Finland

  Patrol boat 4 active[4]

Mine warfare vessels (17) edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement Ships Note
Assiot

(T43-class minesweeper)

  Soviet Union   Minesweeper 3[4] 460 tonnes Gharbia (501) Armament:
  • Two twin 30 mm AA guns
  • Ten mines
Daqahlia (507)
Baharia (510)
Sinai (513)
Assuit (516)
Aswan

(Yurka-class minesweeper)

  Soviet Union   Minesweeper 4[4] 569 tonnes Giza (530) Armament:
  • Two twin 37 mm AA guns
  • Four twin 12.7 mm machine guns
  • Two depth-charge mortars
  • Mines
Aswan (533)
Qena (536)
Sohag (539)
Dhat Al Sawari-class   United States — Minehunter 3[4] 203 tonnes Dhat Al Sawari Armament:
  • Two 12.7 mm machineguns
Navarine
Al Burullus
Al Siddiq

(Osprey-class minehunter)

  United States   Minehunter 2[4] 904 tonnes Al Farouk (534) The vessels are to receive in-country modernization and technical Support, including the supply of new L3 Machinery Control Systems.[5][6]
Armament:
  • Two 12.7 mm machine guns
Al Seddiq (521)
Safaga-class   United States — Survey vessel 2[4] 165 tonnes Safaga —
Abu El Ghosn

Landing crafts (15) edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement Ships Note
Vydra-class landing ship   Soviet Union   Landing craft mechinized 9[4] 600 tonnes 330 [7]

Armament:

  • Two twin 40 mm AA guns
332
334
336
338
340
342
344
346
EDA-R-class landing craft   France   Landing craft tank 2[4] 300 tonnes GN 011 [8]

Armament:

  • two 12.7 mm machine guns
  • two 7.62 mm machine guns.
AS 021
CTM-NG-class landing craft   France   Landing craft mechinized 4[4] GN 012 150 tonnes [8]
GN 013
AS 022
AS 023

Support ships (6) edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement Ships Note
Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship   United Kingdom   Replenishment ship 2 23,482 tonnes Abu Simbel (233) [9]

Armament:

  • - 2 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm automatic cannon for close combat
  • - 2 20 mm cannon
  • - 4 7.62 mm machine guns
Luxor
Lüneburg-class replenishment ship

Type 701E

  Germany   Replenishment ship 1[4] 3,680 tonnes Shalatin (230) Armament:
Westerwald-class transport ship   Germany   Ammunition ship 1[4] 3,469 tonnes Halayib (231) —
Poluchat-II-class torpedo retriever   Soviet Union — Torpedo retriever 2 95 tonnes — —

Fuel tankers (8) edit

Class Origin Type Quantity Combat displacement Ships
Toplivo II-class tanker   Soviet Union Coastal
tanker 		8[4] 1,200 tonnes Maryut (211)
Al Furat (212)
Al Nil (213)
Ekdu (214)
Atbarah (215)
Aida 3 (216)
Al Manzalla (217)
Al Burulus (218)

Tugboats (7) edit

Class Origin Type Quantity Combat displacement Ships
Okhtenskiy-class oceangoing tug   Egypt Tugboat 5[4] 940 tonnes El Max (103)
El Agamy (105)
El Kantara (107)
El Dekheila (109)
El Eskandarany (111)
Natick-class harbor tug   United States
  Egypt 		Tugboat 2 560 tonnes —
—

Miscellaneous vessels edit

Class Origin Image Type Quantity Combat displacement Ships Note
Black Swan-class sloop   United Kingdom   Training ship 1 1,490 tonnes Tariq (F931) Armament:
Intisar training ship — Training ship 1 1,000 tonnes — —
Z-class destroyer   United Kingdom   Training ship 1 2,570 tonnes ex-Al Fateh, ex HMS Zenith (R95) Harbour training vessel. Name transferred to first Gowind-class corvette September 2017; report did not specify ship was decommissioned.
El Kousseir yacht — — Presidential yacht 1[4] 500 tonnes — —
El Mahrousa super yacht   United Kingdom   Presidential yacht 1 3,762 tonnes El Mahrousa —

Egyptian Coast Guard edit

The Egyptian Coast Guard is responsible for the onshore protection of public installations near the coast and the patrol of coastal waters to prevent smuggling.

Patrol boats edit

  • 22 Timsah I/II class
  • 12 Sea Spectre PB Mk III class
  • 9 Swiftships class
  • 6 MV70 class
  • 5 P-6 (Project 183) class
  • 3 Textron class

Patrol crafts edit

  • 25 Swiftships 26m class
  • 16 SR.N6 class
  • 9 Type 83 class
  • 6 Crestitalia class
  • 12 Spectre class
  • 12 Peterson class
  • 5 Nisr class
  • 29 DC-30 class
  • 3 of 6 MRTP-20 Yonka Onuk MRTP-20 class[10][11]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ GDC (2021-05-03). "Why Egypt Intensifying Its Military Modernization, Training And Exercises In MENA Regions". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  2. ^ "Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  3. ^ GDC (2020-06-15). "Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Military Balance 2024. IISS. 2024. ISBN 978-1032780047.
  5. ^ "Egyptian Navy In-Country Technical Assistance and Support".
  6. ^ "L3 Maritime Systems Wins Contract to Provide Machinery Control Systems for Egyptian Minehunters".
  7. ^ "Project 106 class".
  8. ^ a b "Le premier catamaran de débarquement égyptien rejoint Saint-Nazaire". 18 April 2016.
  9. ^ McGrath, Rebecca (18 July 2022). "Ex-navy ship towed across River Mersey for renaming". Wirral Globe. Warrington. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  10. ^ "قائد القوات البحرية: أحدث لنشات الصواريخ تنضم للخدمة 2013.. وبناء غواصتين من الجيل المتقدم بألمانيا - بوابة الأهرام". Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  11. ^ "First Turkish Interceptor Delivered To Egyptian Navy |". 14 December 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-05.

External links edit

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