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EL SUEZ frigates (1984)
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El Suez 1999
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| السويس [El Suez] (ex-Centinela) | 941 | Bazán, Ferrol, Spain | 31.10.1978 | 8.10.1979 | 21.5.1984 | in service (2019) | |
| أبو قير [Aboukir] (ex-Serviola) | 946 | Bazán, Ferrol, Spain | 28.2.1979 | 20.12.1979 | 27.10.1984 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1270 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1560 |
| Length, m | 85.8 pp 88.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.4 |
| Draught, m | 3.95 mean 5.20 max |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 MTU-Bazán 16V956 TB91 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 18000 |
| Max speed, kts | 26 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 250 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6100(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84A/C), 1 x 8 Albatros SAM (24 Aspide), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 350, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT, 1 x 2 - 375 Bofors ASWRL |
| Electronic equipment | DA-05/2, ZW-06/2, WM-25 radars, DE1160B, DE1167 sonars, Beta ECM suite |
| Complement | 116 |
Standard scale images
El Suez 2000
Graphics
El Suez 1999
Project history
Both ships were laid down for the Spanish Navy but purchased by Egypt in 1982.
Modernizations
1995-1996, both: - ZW-06/2 radar; + ZW-06/Z radar, 2x SRBOC Mk 35 decoy RL, SEWACO CCS
Naval service
No significant events.
