List of ships of the Egyptian Navy

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)

Class	Origin	Image	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
Type 209 class	Germany		Attack submarine	4 active	1,600 tons
Type 033 submarine	China		Attack submarine	4 active	1,475 tons surfaced 1,830 tons submerged

Helicopter Carrier (2)

Class	Origin	Image	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
Mistral-class	France		Landing helicopter dock (LHD)	2 active	21,500 tons

Frigates (13)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
FREMM	France	Anti-submarine frigate	1 active	6,000 tons
FREMM	Italy	Multi-purpose frigate	2 active	6,700 tons
MEKO A200	Germany Egypt	Multi-purpose frigate	4 active	3,700 tons
Oliver Hazard Perry	United States	Multi-purpose frigate	4 active	4,200 tons
Knox	United States	Multi-purpose frigate	2 active	4,130 tons

Corvettes (7)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
Gowind-class	France Egypt	Multipurpose corvette	4 active	2,500 tonnes
Descubierta-class corvette	Spain	Multi-purpose corvette	2 active	1,482 tonnes
Pohang-class corvette	South Korea	ASW corvette	1 active	1,220 tonnes

Fast Attack Craft (38)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement
Ambassador Mk III	United States Singapore	Fast missile craft	4 active	600 tonnes
P-32 Molniya-class missile craft	Russia	Fast missile craft	1 active	550 tonnes
October class missile boat	Egypt	Missile boat	6 active	82 tonnes
Osa class missile boat	Soviet Union	Missile boat	8 active	235 tonnes
Ramadan class missile boat	United Kingdom	Missile boat	6 active	317 tonnes
Tiger-class missile boat	West Germany	Missile boat	5 active	265 tonnes
Shanghai II-class gunboat	People's Republic of China	Gunboat	8 active	135 tonnes

Submarine chasers (8)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships	Note
Hainan-class submarine chaser	People's Republic of China	Anti-submarine vessel	8	430 tonnes	Al Nour (430)	Armament: Two twin 57 mm AA guns Two twin 23 mm AA guns Two triple 12.75-inch (324 mm) 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)

Mine warfare vessels (23)

Class	Origin	Image	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships	Note
T43-class minesweeper	Soviet Union		Minesweeper	5	460 tonnes	Gharbia (501)	Armament: Two twin 30 mm AA guns Ten mines
						Daqahlia (507)
						Baharia (510)
						Sinai (513)
						Assuit (516)
Yurka-class minesweeper	Soviet Union		Minesweeper	4	569 tonnes	Giza (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 minehunter	United States	—	Minehunter	3	203 tonnes	Dhat Al Sawari	Armament: Two 12.7 mm machineguns
						Navarine
						Al Burullus
Osprey-class minehunter	United States		Minehunter	2	904 tonnes	Al Farouk (534)	The vessels are to receive in-country modernization and technical Support, including the supply of new L3 Machinery Control Systems.^[4]^[5] Armament: Two 12.7 mm machine guns
Osprey-class minehunter	United States		Minehunter	2	904 tonnes	Al Seddiq (521)
Safaga-class mine route survey boat	United States	—	Survey vessel	2	165 tonnes	Safaga	—
Safaga-class mine route survey boat	United States	—	Survey vessel	2	165 tonnes	Abu El Ghosn	—
Pluto Plus-class minehunter	Italy		Unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV)	3	—	—	Mine Identification & Disposal
Tuima-class minelayer boat	Soviet Union		Minelayer	4	250 tonnes	—	Armament: 2 × double-barreled AK-230 30 mm/65 1 × 12.7 mm machine gun Mines

Landing ships and craft (18)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships	Note
Polnocny-class landing ship	Poland	Landing craft tank	3	800 tonnes	301	Armament: Two SA-N-5 Grail quad launchers 30 mm (twin) 18 tube 140 mm rocket launchers
					303
					305
Vydra-class landing ship	Soviet Union	Landing craft utility	9	600 tonnes	330	^[6] Armament: Two twin 40 mm AA guns
					332
					334
					336
					338
					340
					342
					344
					346
EDA-R-class landing craft	France	Landing craft	2	300 tonnes	GN 011	^[7] Armament: two 12.7 mm machine guns two 7.62 mm machine guns.
EDA-R-class landing craft	France	Landing craft	2	300 tonnes	AS 021
CTM-NG-class landing craft	France	Landing craft	4	GN 012	150 tonnes	^[7]
				GN 013
				AS 022
				AS 023

Support ships (6)

Class	Origin	Image	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships	Note
Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship	United Kingdom		Replenishment ship	2	23,482 tonnes	Abu Simbel (233)	^[8] Armament: - 2 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm automatic cannon for close combat - 2 20 mm cannon - 4 7.62 mm machine guns
Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship	United Kingdom		Replenishment ship	2	23,482 tonnes	Luxor
Lüneburg-class replenishment ship Type 701E	Germany		Replenishment ship	1	3,680 tonnes	Shalatin (230)	Armament: Two 40 mm 70-caliber Bofors AA
Westerwald-class transport ship	Germany		Ammunition ship	1	3,469 tonnes	Halayib (231)	—
Poluchat-II-class torpedo retriever	Soviet Union	—	Torpedo retriever	2	95 tonnes	—	—

Fuel tankers (9)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships
Toplivo II-class tanker	Soviet Union	Coastal tanker	9	1,200 tonnes	Aida 4 (210)
					Maryut (211)
					Al Furat (212)
					Al Nil (213)
					Ekdu (214)
					Atbarah (215)
					Aida 3 (216)
					Al Manzalla (217)
					Al Burulus (218)

Tugboats (7)

Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships
Okhtenskiy-class oceangoing tug	Egypt	Tugboat	5	940 tonnes	El Max (103)
					El Agamy (105)
					El Kantara (107)
					El Dekheila (109)
					El Eskandarany (111)
Natick-class harbor tug	United States Egypt	Tugboat	2	560 tonnes	—
Natick-class harbor tug	United States Egypt	Tugboat	2	560 tonnes	—

Miscellaneous vessels

Class	Origin	Image	Type	Quantity	Combat displacement	Ships	Note
Black Swan-class sloop	United Kingdom		Training ship	1	1,490 tonnes	Tariq (F931)	Armament: 6 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI AA guns (3 × 2) 4 × 2-pounder AA pom-pom 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA machine guns (original) 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA (6 × 2) (modified) Depth charges 40 (110 modified)
Intisar training ship		—	Training ship	1	1,000 tonnes	—	—
Z-class destroyer	United Kingdom		Training ship	1	2,570 tonnes	ex-Al Fateh, ex HMS Zenith (R95)	Harbour training vessel. Name transferred to first Gowind-class corvette September 2017; report did not specify ship was decommissioned.
El Kousseir yacht	—	—	Presidential yacht	1	500 tonnes	—	—
El Mahrousa super yacht	United Kingdom		Presidential yacht	1	3,762 tonnes	El 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

22 Timsah I/II class
12 Sea Spectre PB Mk III class
9 Swiftships class
6 MV70 class
5 P-6 (Project 183) class
3 Textron class

Patrol crafts

25 Swiftships 26m class
16 SR.N6 class
9 Type 83 class
6 Crestitalia class
12 Spectre class
12 Peterson class
5 Nisr class
29 DC-30 class
3 of 6 MRTP-20 Yonka Onuk MRTP-20 class^[9]^[10]

References

^ GDC (2021-05-03). "Why Egypt Intensifying Its Military Modernization, Training And Exercises In MENA Regions". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
^ "Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
^ GDC (2020-06-15). "Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
^ "Egyptian Navy In-Country Technical Assistance and Support".
^ "L3 Maritime Systems Wins Contract to Provide Machinery Control Systems for Egyptian Minehunters".
^ "Project 106 class".
^ ^a ^b "Le premier catamaran de débarquement égyptien rejoint Saint-Nazaire". 18 April 2016.
^ McGrath, Rebecca (18 July 2022). "Ex-navy ship towed across River Mersey for renaming". Wirral Globe. Warrington. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "قائد القوات البحرية: أحدث لنشات الصواريخ تنضم للخدمة 2013.. وبناء غواصتين من الجيل المتقدم بألمانيا - بوابة الأهرام". Retrieved 2014-06-05.
^ "First Turkish Interceptor Delivered To Egyptian Navy |". 14 December 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-05.

External links

https://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C&dq=st802+radar&pg=PA173
https://books.google.com/books?id=TEmPseAGX_sC&dq=Toplivo+II+class+tanker&pg=PA140
https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093053/http://119.63.205.89/~baird/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=262%3Aswiftships-to-build-25-fast-patrol-craft-for-egyptian-navy&catid=73&Itemid=65
http://www.thebahrainconspiracy.com/the-military-ships.php
http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/netherlands-submarine-import-and-export-behavior/
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http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/africa/egypt.htm#2
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/egypt/navy-equipment.htm
http://combatfleetoftheworld.blogspot.com/
http://wiki.baloogancampaign.com/index.php/DataShip?DB=DB3000