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Corvette HMS Al Diriyah (830)

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Classification

Ship class:
Al Jubail-class corvette (Avante 2000)
Type:
Corvette

Basic information

Namesake:
Al Diriyah
Operator:
Royal Saudi NavyRoyal Saudi Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Navantia
Launched:
Status:
Launched

Ship measurements

Displacement:
2,419 t
Length:
104 m
Beam:
14 m
Draft:
3.8 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODAD
Propulsion:
  • 4 * MTU 12V-1163-TB93 rated at 4,440 kW (5,950 hp) each
  • 2 * shaft with Wärtsilä 5C11 CP propeller
Speed:
22 knots
Range:
4,500 nmi

Personnel

Complement:
102

Combat assets

Boats & landing craft:
  • 2 * rigid inflatable boats
Electronics:
  • Leonardo Kronos NV 3D multifunctional radar
  • Thales Mirador EOTS
  • Thales Vigile 100 ESM
  • Thales Scout Mk2 LPI
  • Thales Sting 1.2
  • Thales TACTICOS CMS
Armament:
  • 1 * Oto Melara 76 mm ('A' position)
  • 1 * Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System
  • 4 * 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 16-cell Mk 41 VLS
  • 64 * RIM-162 ESSM
  • 8 * RGM-84 Harpoon block II anti-ship missiles
  • 2 * 3 torpedo tubes

Al Diriyah (830) is an Al Jubail-class corvette of the Royal Saudi Navy.

In July 2018 it was announced that Navantia had signed an agreement with the Royal Saudi Navy for the production of five Avante 2000 corvettes with the last to be delivered by 2022 at a cost of approximately 2 billion Euros.

Al Diriyah was laid down in 2019 and launched on 14 November 2020 at the Navantia in San Fernando.

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