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.

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