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Frigate Al Dammam (816)

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Classification

Ship class:
Al Riyadh-class frigate (F3000S Sawari II)
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Operator:
Royal Saudi NavyRoyal Saudi Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Naval Group (formerly DCNS)Naval Group (formerly DCNS)
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
4,700 t
Length:
133 m
Beam:
15.4 m
Draft:
4.1 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 4 * diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)
Speed:
24.5 knots
Range:
7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi)

Personnel

Complement:
80
Embarked units:
61

Combat assets

Cargo capacity:
  • 350 tonnes of fuel
  • 80 m3 (2,800 cu ft) of kerosene
  • 60 tonnes of potable water
Boats & landing craft:
  • 2 * ETN boats
Armor:
  • On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Electronics:
  • 1 * DRBN34 navigation radar
  • 1 * DRBN34 landing radar
  • 1 * Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar
  • 1 * firing control radar for the 100 mm gun
  • 1 * CN2 firing control radar
  • 1 * Saigon ARBG 1 radio interceptor
  • 1 * ARBR 21 radar interceptor
  • 2 * Dagaie Mk2 AMGL-1C chaff launcher
  • 1 * AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker
  • 1 * Prairie-Masker noise reduction system
  • 1 * Integrated Shipboard Communication System ISCS (SNTI 120 ch.)
  • 1 * SEAO/OPSMER Naval command support system
  • 1 * Syracuse II satellite transmission system
  • 1 * Inmarsat navigation system
Armament:
  • 16 * Aster anti-air missiles
  • 8 * Exocet Anti-ship missiles
  • 4 * F17 torpedoes
  • 1 * 100 mm TR automatic gun
Aircraft:
  • 1 * helicopter (Panther or NH90)

Al Dammam (816) is an Al Riyadh-class frigate of the Royal Saudi Navy. The frigate Al Dammam, is an expanded anti-air version of the French La Fayette class, displacing about 4,700 t (5,181 short tons) and extended to 133 m (436 ft 4 in) in length.

The ships' combat system, produced by Armaris (a Direction des Constructions Navales/Thales Group joint venture), is armed with Aster 15 Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) launched from SYLVER vertical launchers (SYLVER — SYstème de Lancement VERtical). As with the La Fayette class, the primary offensive weapon is the anti-surface Exocet missile. The ships' main gun is the OTO Melara 76 mm super-rapid firing gun replacing the modèle 100 TR automatic gun of the La Fayette. There are also four aft-mounted 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes, firing DTCN F17 heavyweight anti-submarine torpedoes. Al Riyadh is capable of a maximum speed of ~46 kilometres per hour (29 mph; 25 kn) with a maximum range of 13,000 kilometres (8,078 mi; 7,019 nmi).

Al Dammam was launched on 7 September 2002 at the DCNS shipyard in Lorient and commissioned on 23 October 2004.

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