List of ships of the Egyptian Navy explained

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

Submarines (8)

ClassOriginImageTypeQuantityCombat displacement
Type 209(1400) classAttack submarine4 active[4] 1,600 tons
Type 033 submarineAttack submarine4 active1,475 tons surfaced1,830 tons submerged

Frigates (17)

ClassOriginImageTypeQuantityCombat displacement
Tahya Misr(FREMM)Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate1 active6,000 tons
Al-Galala(FREMM)Multi-purpose frigate2 active6,700 tons
Al-Fateh(Gowind 2500)Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate4 active2,500 tons
Al-Aziz(MEKO A200)Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate4 active3,700 tons
Alexandria(Oliver Hazard Perry)Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate4 active4,200 tons
Damyat(Knox)Guided missile frigate2 active4,130 tons

Corvettes (3)

ClassOriginImageTypeQuantityCombat displacement
Abu Qir(Descubierta-class)Multi-purpose corvette2 active1,482 tonnes
Shabab Misr(Pohang-class)ASW corvette1 active1,220 tonnes

Fast Attack Craft (31)

ClassOriginImageTypeQuantityCombat displacement
Ezzat(Ambassador Mk III)
Fast missile craft4 active600 tonnes
Project 12418(Tarantul-class)Fast missile craft1 active550 tonnes
October classMissile boat6 active82 tonnes
Osa classMissile boat8 active235 tonnes
Ramadan classMissile boat6 active317 tonnes
Tiger-classMissile boat1 active265 tonnes
Gunboat4 active135 tonnes

Submarine chasers (8)

ClassOriginImageTypeQuantityCombat displacementShipsNote
Anti-submarine vessel8430 tonnesAl Nour (430) Armament:
  • Two twin 57 mm AA guns
  • Two twin 23 mm AA guns
  • Two triple 12.75inches 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)

ClassOriginImageTypeQuantityCombat displacement
Cyclone classFast patrol craft3 active
Type-024(Hegu class)Fast patrol boat4 active2 in reserve
Shershen classTorpedo boat4 active
Kaan 20 classFast patrol boat6 active
Project 205(Osa II class)Patrol boat4 active

Mine warfare vessels (17)

ClassOriginImageTypeQuantityCombat displacementShipsNote
AssiotMinesweeper3460 tonnesGharbia (501) Armament:
  • Two twin 30 mm AA guns
  • Ten mines
Daqahlia (507)
Baharia (510)
Sinai (513)
Assuit (516)
AswanMinesweeper4569 tonnesGiza (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 Minehunter3203 tonnesDhat Al SawariArmament:
  • Two 12.7 mm machineguns
Navarine
Al Burullus
Al SiddiqMinehunter2904 tonnesAl 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 Survey vessel2165 tonnesSafaga
Abu El Ghosn

Landing crafts (15)

ClassOriginImageTypeQuantityCombat displacementShipsNote
Vydra-class landing shipLanding craft mechinized9600 tonnes330[7] Armament:
  • Two twin 40 mm AA guns
332
334
336
338
340
342
344
346
EDA-R-class landing craftLanding craft tank2300 tonnes GN 011[8] Armament:
  • two 12.7 mm machine guns
  • two 7.62 mm machine guns.
AS 021
CTM-NG-class landing craftLanding craft mechinized4GN 012150 tonnes
GN 013
AS 022
AS 023

Support ships (6)

ClassOriginImageTypeQuantityCombat displacementShipsNote
Replenishment ship223,482 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
Type 701EReplenishment ship13,680 tonnes Shalatin (230) Armament:
Ammunition ship13,469 tonnesHalayib (231)
Poluchat-II-class torpedo retrieverTorpedo retriever295 tonnes

Fuel tankers (8)

ClassOriginTypeQuantityCombat displacementShips
Toplivo II-class tankerCoastal
tanker
81,200 tonnesMaryut (211)
Al Furat (212)
Al Nil (213)
Ekdu (214)
Atbarah (215)
Aida 3 (216)
Al Manzalla (217)
Al Burulus (218)

Tugboats (7)

ClassOriginTypeQuantityCombat displacementShips
Okhtenskiy-class oceangoing tugTugboat5940 tonnesEl Max (103)
El Agamy (105)
El Kantara (107)
El Dekheila (109)
El Eskandarany (111)
Natick-class harbor tug
Tugboat2560 tonnes

Miscellaneous vessels

ClassOriginImageTypeQuantityCombat displacementShipsNote
Black Swan-class sloopTraining ship11,490 tonnesTariq (F931)Armament:
Intisar training shipTraining ship11,000 tonnes
Z-class destroyerTraining ship12,570 tonnesex-Al Fateh, ex Harbour training vessel. Name transferred to first Gowind-class corvette September 2017; report did not specify ship was decommissioned.
El Kousseir yachtPresidential yacht1500 tonnes
El Mahrousa super yachtPresidential yacht13,762 tonnesEl Mahrousa

Egyptian Coast Guard

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

Patrol crafts

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GDC. 2021-05-03. Why Egypt Intensifying Its Military Modernization, Training And Exercises In MENA Regions. 2021-07-16. Global Defense Corp. en-US.
  2. Web site: Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate - Naval Technology. 2021-07-16. www.naval-technology.com. en-GB.
  3. Web site: GDC. 2020-06-15. Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy. 2021-07-16. Global Defense Corp. en-US.
  4. Book: Military Balance 2024 . IISS . 2024 . 978-1032780047.
  5. News: Egyptian Navy In-Country Technical Assistance and Support . en .
  6. News: L3 Maritime Systems Wins Contract to Provide Machinery Control Systems for Egyptian Minehunters . en .
  7. Web site: Project 106 class .
  8. News: 18 April 2016 . Le premier catamaran de débarquement égyptien rejoint Saint-Nazaire .
  9. News: McGrath . Rebecca . 18 July 2022 . Ex-navy ship towed across River Mersey for renaming . Wirral Globe . Warrington . 22 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722141009/https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/20286952.ex-navy-ship-towed-across-river-mersey-renaming/ . 22 July 2022.
  10. Web site: قائد القوات البحرية: أحدث لنشات الصواريخ تنضم للخدمة 2013.. وبناء غواصتين من الجيل المتقدم بألمانيا - بوابة الأهرام . 2014-06-05.
  11. Web site: First Turkish Interceptor Delivered To Egyptian Navy | . 14 December 2011 . 2014-06-05.