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SHARM EL SHEIKH frigates (1981-1982/1996-1998)
Photo
Taba 2006
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| شرم الشيخ [Sharm El Sheikh] (ex-Fahrion) | 901 | Todd, San Pedro, USA | 1.12.1978 | 24.8.1979 | 16.1.1982 // 18.9.1996 | in service (2019) | |
| توشكى [Toushka] (ex-Lewis B. Puller) | 906 | Todd, San Pedro, USA | 23.5.1979 | 15.3.1980 | 17.4.1982 // 3.1997 | in service (2019) | |
| طابا [Mubarak] (ex-Copeland), 2011 - إسكندرية [Eskendria] | 911 | Todd, San Pedro, USA | 24.10.1979 | 26.7.1980 | 7.8.1982 // 31.3.1998 | in service (2019) | |
| مبارك [Taba] (ex-Gallery) | 916 | General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, USA | 17.5.1980 | 20.12.1980 | 5.12.1981 // 30.9.1998 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2948 light |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3881 |
| Length, m | 125.9 wl 135.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 13.7 |
| Draught, m | 5.80 mean 6.70 max |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines |
| Power, h. p. | 41000 |
| Max speed, kts | 29 |
| Fuel, t | gas turbine oil 587 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4200(20) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 Harpoon SSM / Standard SM-1MR SAM (4 RGM-84 + 36 RIM-66), 1 x 1 - 76/62 Mk 75, 1 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx Block 1B, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT (24 Mk 46 Mod.5), 2 helicopters (SH-2G(E) Super SeaSprite) |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-55, SPS-49(V)4, Mk 92 Mod.4, SPG-60, Furuno radars, SQS-56 sonar, SLQ-32A(V)2 ECM suite, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy, NTDS CCS |
| Complement | 215 |
Standard scale images
Sharm El Sheikh 2000
Graphics
Taba 2006
Project history
USN Oliver H. Perry class frigates, transferred without towed sonar array.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
