Amphibious assault ship ENS Anwar El Sadat (L1020)
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Ship measurements
Displacement:
21,300 t
Length:
199 m
Beam:
32 m
Draft:
6.3 m
Machine
Propulsion:
- 3 * Wärtsilä 16V32 (3 * 6,200 kW (8,300 hp))
Speed:
18.8 knots
Range:
10,800 km (5,800 nmi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Personnel
Complement:
160
Combat assets
Boats & landing craft:
- 2 * barges
Armament:
- 4 * AN/TWQ-1 Avenger mobile SAM (32 FIM-92 Stinger missiles)
Aircraft:
- 8 * Ka-52K attack helicopters
- 4 * Ka-29TB transport helicopters
- 4 * Ka-27P ASW helicopters
ENS Anwar El Sadat (L1020) is an Egyptian Navy amphibious assault ship, a type of helicopter carrier, of the French Mistral class. It was originally built in France for the Russian Navy as part of a contract for two of these warships and underwent sea trials. The contract with Russia was subsequently cancelled by France and an agreement on compensation was reached with the Russian government. Egypt and France eventually concluded a deal to acquire the two warships for roughly 950 million euros. Egypt is considered the first and only country in Africa and the Middle East to possess a helicopter carrier of such type.
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