Английская Википедия:ENS Al-Qadeer
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ENS Al-Qadeer (F 909) (Шаблон:Lang-ar, lit. "capable") is an Шаблон:Sclasss of the Egyptian Navy.
Design and description
Al-Qadeer is a MEKO A-200EN frigate, designed by Blohm + Voss. The frigate has a length of Шаблон:Convert, beam of Шаблон:Convert, and draught of Шаблон:Convert.[1] The frigate has a full load displacement of Шаблон:Convert and is powered by combined diesel and gas waterjet and refined propeller (CODAG WARP) propulsion system, consisted of two Шаблон:Convert MTU 16V 1163 TB93 diesel engines connected to two shafts with controllable pitch propellers, and one Шаблон:Convert General Electric LM2500 gas turbine to power the waterjet. She has a speed of Шаблон:Convert and range of Шаблон:Convert with cruising speed of Шаблон:Convert. The ship has a complement of 120 personnel.[2]
The ship is armed with one Otobreda 127 mm/64 gun and four 20 mm Oerlikon Searanger 20 remote weapon systems.[3] For surface warfare, Al-Qadeer are equipped with eight Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missile launchers, consisted of two quad launchers, and 32 vertical launching system cells for VL MICA NG anti-aircraft missiles. For anti-submarine warfare, she is equipped with two twin 324 mm torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact and DM2A4 torpedoes.[4][5]
Her sensors and electronic systems consisted of Thales NS-110 4D active electronically scanned array air/surface surveillance radar, satellite communication system, towed array sonar, Thales SCORPION 2 ECM and ESM system.[4]
The frigate's countermeasures systems consisted of two 32-tube Rheinmetall Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) decoy launchers and decoy launchers for Leonardo WASS C310 surface anti-torpedo countermeasure systems.[4]
Al-Qadeer has a flight deck and hangar capable to accommodate two helicopters and a vertically launched drone,[4] and two boats.[2]
Construction and career
The Egyptian government signed a US$2.7 billion contract with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in November 2018 for four MEKO A-200EN frigates and training program for its crews. Three ships were constructed in Germany, with the fourth ship to be built in Egypt.[6][7]
Work on the construction of the ship was started with the first steel cutting ceremony in autumn 2020,[8] with her keel being laid down in March 2021.[9] The frigate was launched in April 2022 at Stahlbau Nord GmbH shipyard in Bremerhaven.[9] The ship was named as Al-Qadeer on 14 October 2022, coinciding with the handover ceremony of her sister ship Шаблон:ENS.[10]
Al-Qadeer was handed over to the Egyptian Navy at a ceremony held in Bremerhaven on 15 December 2023.[11] She then sailed for her homeport in Alexandria.[11] The frigate arrived at Alexandria Naval Base on 31 December 2023. The arrival of Al-Qadeer was accompanied by a naval parade in Alexandria.[12][13]
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