Saudi frigate Al Dammam
Al Dammam on 28 May 2014
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Namesake | Al Dammam |
Builder | Direction des Constructions Navales, Lorient |
Laid down | 24 July 2001 |
Launched | 7 September 2002 |
Commissioned | 23 October 2004 |
Homeport | King Faisal Naval Base |
Identification | Pennant number: 816 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Al Riyadh-class frigate |
Displacement | 4,700 tonnes |
Length | 133 m (436 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 15.4 m (50 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion | 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW) |
Speed | 24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph) |
Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) |
Endurance | 50 days of food |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × ETN boats |
Capacity | 350 tonnes of fuel, 80 m3 (2,800 cu ft) of kerosene, 60 tonnes of potable water |
Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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Armour | On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre) |
Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter (Panther or NH90) |
Al Dammam (816) is an Al Riyadh-class frigate of the Royal Saudi Navy.
Development and design[]
The frigate Al Dammam, is an expanded anti-air version of the French La Fayette class, displacing about 4,700 t (5,181 short tons) and extended to 133 m (436 ft 4 in) in length.[3]
The ships' combat system, produced by Armaris (a Direction des Constructions Navales/Thales Group joint venture), is armed with Aster 15 Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) launched from SYLVER vertical launchers (SYLVER - SYstème de Lancement VERtical). As with the La Fayette class, the primary offensive weapon is the anti-surface Exocet missile. The ships' main gun is the OTO Melara 76 mm super-rapid firing gun replacing the modèle 100 TR automatic gun of the La Fayette. There are also four aft-mounted 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes, firing DTCN F17 heavyweight anti-submarine torpedoes. Al Riyadh is capable of a maximum speed of ~46 kilometres per hour (29 mph; 25 kn) with a maximum range of 13,000 kilometres (8,078 mi; 7,019 nmi).[3][4]
Construction and career[]
Al Dammam was launched on 7 September 2002 at the DCNS shipyard in Lorient and commissioned on 23 October 2004.
Al Riyadh-class frigates[]
Three Al Riyadh-class frigates have been built:
- Al Riyadh (812)
- the lead ship commissioned in 2002
- Makkah (814)
- commissioned in 2004
- Al Dammam (816)
- commissioned in 2004
References[]
- ^ "Al Riyadh (F3000S Sawari II) Class - Naval Technology".
- ^ "Al Riyadh (F3000S Sawari II) Class - Naval Technology".
- ^ a b "Al Riyadh (F3000S Sawari II) Class, Saudi Arabia". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Al Riyadh (F3000S Sawari II) Class - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- 2002 ships
- Ships built in France
- Ships of the Royal Saudi Navy
- Al Riyadh-class frigates