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Algerian Navy corvette El Kirch
Class overview
BuildersECRN Mers el Kebir
OperatorsAlgerian National Navy
In service1980–present
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement550 tons (full load)
Length58.40 m (191.6 ft)
Beam8.50 m (27.9 ft)
Draught2.59 m (8.5 ft)
Propulsion
  • 3 × MTU 20V-538-TB92 diesels
  • 3 × shafts
Speed31 knots (57 km/h)
Range1.000 Nmi (1.852 km)
Boats & landing
craft carried		Rigid-hulled inflatable boat
Complement52 (including 6 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar:
  • Attack radar Type 363A/S
  • Acquisition radar Type 374G
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Countermeasures; 2 × Decoy launchers.
Armament
  • Guns:
  • 1 × AK-176 (76 mm)
  • 1 × AK-630 (6 barrels × 30 mm) CIWS
  • Missiles:
  • 4 × C-802 active radar homing to 120km at (Mach 0.9)
  • Fire control:
  • Optronic director Type 88C

The Djebel Chenoua-class corvettes are ships of Algerian design and assembly, developed in the shipyards of Mers el-Kebir near Oran and built in the 1980s. The 4 units are specialized in anti-ship warfare and search and rescue operations.

Design

All four ships are now equipped with four C-802 missiles made in China. The missile was derived from the French Exocet, has a 120 km range and an automatic guidance system. The ships are armed with a Russian AK-176 76 mm main gun with a high rate of fire installed at the bow and a Gatling-type AK-630 30 mm air defense gun installed aft.

Ships

Name Pennant number Ship builder Launched Commissioned Fate
Djebel Chenoua 351 ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir 3 February 1985 November 1988 In service
El Chihab 352 ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir February 1990 June 1995 In service
El Kirch 353 ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir July 2000 2002 In service
Hassan Barbiear 807 ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir 2017 2017 In service

References

  1. ^ Saunders 2002, p. 5.
  2. "- YouTube". YouTube.
  • Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2002). Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-24328.
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